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Windows Azure Mobile Services & Windows 8

EGolpe — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:10:41 GMT

The new Windows Azure Mobile Services series helps people get started with each of the Mobile Services features. In addition to the previous channel9 videos from Scott Guthrie and Josh Twist, this week 8 new getting started and how-to videos...(read more)

Windows Azure PaaS – Role instance health and load balancer requests.

EGolpe — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:41:26 GMT

There is a very common question I get asked on a regular basis, and that is “How does Windows Azure determine role health, and how can I take machines in/out of the load balancer rotations?” There’s lots of information out on the web, but I wanted...(read more)

Azure PowerShell Tip

EGolpe — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:29:54 GMT

Many tutorials or operations call for the use of Windows Azure PowerShell cmdlets. Assuming you have them installed via WebPI with the latest SDK, you might have noticed the Azure PowerShell shortcut simply sets the path to the commandlet module manifest...(read more)

Dogfood: The joys of eating healthy, and the joys of Windows Azure

EGolpe — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:51:26 GMT

Been quite awhile since I blogged. I’ve been inundated with Microsoft work, having spent the last two years an an integral member of our Windows Azure ESWAT team. (ESWAT standing for Enterprise Strategy Worldwide Windows Azure Team.) Now that...(read more)

Now Available: Windows Azure June 2012 Training Kit

EGolpe — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:59:00 GMT

The Windows Azure Training Kit June 2012 Update is now available. The June 2012 update includes 42 step-by-step hands-on labs and 20 presentations covering the new Windows Azure features. Some of the highlights of this update include: · 12 new...(read more)

New Windows Azure IaaS Features - Resources

EGolpe — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:21:11 GMT

Digital Chalk Talk Videos – detailed technical overviews of the new Windows Azure services and supporting technologies as announced June 7, including Virtual Machines (IaaS Windows and Linux), Storage, Command Line Tools http://www.meetwindowsazure.com...(read more)

Win 8 Consumer Preview and Paint Shop Pro X4

EGolpe — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:34:00 GMT

OK, so anyone who knows me very well knows I'm a big fan of Paint Shop Pro. I'm not a huge Photoshop fan, although I like Fireworks, and some other graphics programs. See, I started out on Aldus Photostyler, and was a big IrfanView user, when Jasc originally...(read more)

The easy way of collecting Security Logs from your Windows Azure Roles.

EGolpe — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:25:06 GMT

One common customer request that comes in is that they would like to collect the Security Event Logs from their Windows Azure roles, in addition to their Application, System and other Event Logs, when collecting diagnostics information using the Windows...(read more)

Learn Windows Azure LIVE Online Next Tuesday, December 13, 2011

EGolpe — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:17:55 GMT

Join us LIVE from the Microsoft Redmond Campus next Tuesday, December 13, 2011 for “Learn Windows Azure” , a FREE event for developers to learn how to get started building applications for the cloud with Windows Azure . At this event you will learn how...(read more)

Deploying VM Roles with Affinity Groups (and the pain of VMRole development)

EGolpe — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:14:35 GMT

Quick tip: When setting up your Windows Azure Hosted Services, if your planning on using VMRole instances, with a base image tied to an Affinity Group, make sure your Hosted Service belongs to that specific Affinity Group. I found out the...(read more)

New Azure Powershell Cmdlets now available.

EGolpe — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:35:24 GMT

Microsoft released a new version of the Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets out on CodePlex. http://wappowershell.codeplex.com/releases (2.0). To read up on the new functionality (and breaking changes), Michael Washam has provided a summary blog post: http...(read more)

Sync Framework Toolkit now Open Source!

EGolpe — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:12:00 GMT

I got a note today from Rob Tiffany, another one of our brilliant Microsoft Architects. (I saw another one, because I like to think I am as brilliant… [Note: I do work for Microsoft too.]) Here’s Rob’s note: Sync Framework is...(read more)

Happy Birthday Win95 and XP!

EGolpe — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:36:29 GMT

· 16 years ago today, Windows 95 (codename “Chicago”) was launched to the world. o Windows 95 brought innovations like the “Start” button, preemptive multitasking with a new kernel, “Plug and Play” functionality, and a new file system that gave us long...(read more)

Vote today for the Imagine Cup People’s Choice Award

EGolpe — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:19:40 GMT

The Microsoft Imagine Cup brings together students from all over the world and asks them to use their creativity and passion for technology to help solve the world’s toughest problems. This year, more than 350,000 students from 183 countries and regions...(read more)

Meet Windows Phone v.Next (aka "Mango")

EGolpe — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:14:22 GMT

You can upgrade to a Windows Phone now and update it for free when the next release of Windows Phone, codenamed Mango, is available this fall. Easier to connect and share Threads —Switch between text, Facebook chat...(read more)

Cybercriminals Using Marketing-Like Approaches to Target Consumers

EGolpe — Mon, 16 May 2011 03:53:21 GMT

The Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is an investigation of the current threat landscape. It analyzes exploits, vulnerabilities, and malware based on data from over 600 million systems worldwide, as well as internet services, and three Microsoft Security...(read more)

Windows Azure Training Kit - April 2011 Update Available!

EGolpe — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:57:00 GMT

It's been awhile since I have been blogging... Mostly this has been due to extensive travel and customer site work over the past few months, for the Windows Azure Technical Adoption Program, and Microsoft's Enterprise Strategy Worldwide Azure Team. I...(read more)

Safer Internet Day 2011

EGolpe — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:16:05 GMT

Today is international Safer Internet Day (SID), an annual event dedicated to promoting responsible use of the Internet and mobile technology, particularly among children and youth. Organized each year by Brussels-based Insafe and co-founded by...(read more)

Windows Azure - Date/Time and Locale

EGolpe — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:54:00 GMT

Happy Holidays! Well, my vacation time is quickly coming to an end, and soon it will be the New Year! I'm consistently asked what the default date/time sttings are when deploying to Windows Azure. It may not be obvious to developers new to the platform...(read more)

Windows Azure Training Kit - December 2010

EGolpe — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:28:58 GMT

Today we have released an updated version of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit & Courses – you can download the training kit here or walkthrough the hands-on labs on MSDN here . The December release of the training kit includes several...(read more)

Windows Azure Billing Link

EGolpe — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:37:00 GMT

For many of you using Windows Azure, you may have noticed there is no good way to get from the new portal experience to your billing. (You may have not noticed yet, if you like to pay bills without reviewing your statements, and that's fine too.) We...(read more)

Windows Azure Bootcamps, coming to a city near you.

EGolpe — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:51:49 GMT

Don't forget to get the newest SDK, packed with features, out at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7a1089b6-4050-4307-86c4-9dadaa5ed018 and here are some upcoming Azure bootcamps and events: Azure Bootcamps - Sign up...(read more)

Windows Azure - Feature Packed Cloud Power

EGolpe — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:52:35 GMT

Working as a lead on the Windows Azure Testing & Adoption Program team over the last two years has been quite a lot of fun work. I have been engaging and navigating our select group of “bleeding-edge” customers through a ton of new features that have...(read more)

Windows Azure Platform MSDN Offer Extension

EGolpe — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:22:53 GMT

Microsoft is extending the availability of the current Windows Azure Platform MSDN offer through March 31, 2011. Anyone signing up for this offer is guaranteed to receive the current monthly benefit for 16 months from the date of their enrollment. As...(read more)

NEW Cloud Computing & Windows Azure Learning “Snacks”

EGolpe — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:19:00 GMT

“What is Cloud Computing?” “How do I get started on the Azure platform?” “How can organizations benefit by using Dynamics CRM Online?” These are some of the questions answered by Microsoft’s new series of Cloud...(read more)