Windows Azure Developer Tools Team

Last week the Windows Azure SDK team released the Windows Azure SDK 1.4.1 refresh. This refresh adds support for Web Deploy to the Visual Studio tools for Windows Azure. This is huge. Web Deploy lets developers deploy iterative code changes to a web role...

Today, coinciding with the general availability of the new Windows Azure Management Portal , we have released version 1.3 of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK . The Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extends Visual Studio 2010 to enable...

Jim talks about the new Windows Azure Storage browser in the Server Explorer that was released with the June 2010 release of the Windows Azure Tools . He talks about what it does as well as some of our thinking when we were building it.

A cool new feature in the June 2010 release of the Windows Azure Tools + SDK is the ability to use IntelliTrace in the Cloud. Check out this post for more information .

We're pleased to announce the release of the June 2010 Windows Azure Tools + SDK . The Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2008 to enable the creation, configuration, building, debugging, running...

Jim just posted about updates to our wcfazure code gallery page and walks through one of the more common issues with using WCF on Windows Azure - generating proxies.

Learn more about the RoleEntryPoint methods and call order in Windows Azure .

Using NerdDinner as an example, Jim walks through migrating an ASP.NET Web App to Windows Azure taking it from a single instance IIS hosted app to a scalable cloud application that runs on Windows Azure and uses SQL Azure for the data and ASP.NET providers...

Today, coinciding with the general availability of Windows Azure, we have released version 1.1 of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK . This release supports VS 2008 and the upcoming VS 2010 RC. For VS 2010 Beta 2 please use the November 2009 release....

Jim talks about how to correlate the Windows Azure Role instances you see in the Development Fabric to process IDs which in turn is useful for correlating that instances to an instance being debugged.

Interested in uploading certificates in the OS of the VMs that run in the Windows Azure cloud? Jim has written a walkthrough that will explain and guide you through the process.

Want to learn how to get build a Windows Azure cloud service that uses blob storage? Have a look at Jim's blob storage walkthrough .

Jim posted an intro walkthrough on using Windows Azure Table Storage . If you are looking to get your head around using Windows Azure Tables, definitely check this out.

Jim posted a "how to" / Walkthrough on adding an HTTPS endpoint and setting up the certificate on Windows Azure . The way to do this changed with the November 2009 release.

Today we released several new features for Windows Azure through the Windows Azure Tools and SDK . (Use the direct link while the release propagates) We look forward to discussing these new Windows Azure features, in detail, at PDC '09 . This release...

If you're going to PDC next week, one of the sessions you don't want to miss is Jim's session on tips and tricks for Windows Azure development. It's a tools focussed session that should have plenty of interesting content no matter what level of experience...

Jim's put together some new walkthroughs for some of the new features in the July CTP of the Windows Azure Tools + SDK: Working with Multiple Web and Worker Roles Associating an ASP.NET Web Application (including MVC) as a Web Role Have a look...

We've just released a July CTP of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio ! (try the direct link to the download while it propogates) What’s New for the July 2009 CTP? Support for developing and deploying services containing multiple...

Jim demystifies the CG Web Role project template that is shipped with the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.

Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (includes SDK). If the release is still propagating, try the Direct Link . New for the May 2009 CTP: Support for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 Update for Visual Studio 2008 Improved integration...

Here's a helpful walkthrough on how to add an https endpoint to a Windows Azure Cloud Service. [Fixed link]

Jim walks you through using the Web Platform Installer to get your pre-reqs (like installing IIS7) for the Windows Azure Tools and SDK using the Web Platform Installer.

Jim's just posted about Service Packages including how to crack open the single file version of them (diagnostic and debugging purposes only).

Jim's posted a set of links to the Mix '09 keynotes, Windows Azure and Azure Services Plaform sessions. http://blogs.msdn.com/jnak/archive/2009/03/22/windows-azure-mix-videos.aspx

Just in time for Mix '09 - new Windows Azure Tools and SDK . New Features: Combined installer that installs both the Windows Azure Tools and the SDK Get notified of updates when they become available Ability to write and debug .Net Full...