When transferring custom log files, Windows Azure Diagnostics runtime currently seems to require exclusive locks to the files being transferred. As the result, it doesn't work with log files that are kept open (in shared access mode), such as in case...

Many global software vendors we work with have been interested in leveraging the power of Windows Azure to dynamically scale their cloud solutions. Trent Swanson and I led the effort to architect and develop a sample to help these software vendors in...

When working on migration of real-life Tomcat Java application to Windows Azure, the original Solution Accelerator (version from November 2009) was helpful in getting the migration project off the ground. However, some design choices and implementation...

Bhushan Nene, Trent Swanson and I have worked on project Riviera - a comprehensive code sample to demonstrate how to develop multi-tenant highly-scalable line-of-business applications on Windows Azure Platform. We have released the source code on MSDN...

Trent Swanson and I recently published a whitepaper on using SQL Server Reporting Services to generate reports that overlay data on form images. You can read it here . The sample is published on MSDN Code Gallery here .

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 support a rich security model that allows administrators to control access to sites and content by assigning permissions to users and groups for a specific securable object (such...

A few months ago I worked on a project with a global ISV. The main purpose of this engagement was to review the integration of their product with MOSS (Microsoft Office SharPoint Server), including BDC (Business Data Catalog). This can be a subject of...

When developing my Sample demonstrating ClickOnce deployment of unmanaged app with COM component implemented in managed assembly without using GAC or Registry and without requiring admin rights I first got it working on my Vista laptop. I didn’t get it...

Recently I worked with a global ISV in Europe on re-architecting some of their products from competitive platforms to Microsoft platform. In some cases only the server side was being re-architected and the server had to support existing client applications...