Pie in the Sky (August 31, 2012)

Here in the Seattle area it already feels like autumn is in the air…and it’s not even September yet. Oh well, short summers are a way of life here (but they are good summers!). No matter, I’ve had plenty of good reading to keep me occupied…hope you find these articles as interesting/informative as I did…

• Using Node.js with Windows Azure SQL Database: This step-by-step tutorial will get you up to speed with using Node.js and Windows Azure SQL Database.
• Windows Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Networks: "Virtual Networks improves the composition of cloud services by allowing one or more of them to be added to a Virtual Network." This tutorial provides context and shows you how to set up a Virtual Network.
• Windows Azure SDK for PHP with Anton Babadjanov (VIDEO): Anton Babadjanov shows you how to use the Windows Azure SDK for PHP to create a simple task list application.
• Cassandra on Azure CentOS VM: Nice overview of how to get Cassandra running on an Azure CentOS virtual machine.
• Windows Azure SDK for PHP – ‘PartitionKey’ property value must satisfy is_string: Cory Fowler points out what could be a "gotcha" when using the Windows Azure Table Service via PHP.
• Windows Server 2012 Available for Windows Azure!: Windows Server 2012 has some great features/improvements...and it's now available in Windows Azure. (Great way to try it out.)
• Introducing Windows Azure Mobile Services: An interesting look at the development of newly-released Windows Azure Mobile Services by a Program Manager on the team that built it.
• Guest Post: Getting Started with New Relic on Windows Azure: A post on the Windows Azure blog by Nick Floyd, Senior Engineer at New Relic, detailing how to get started with New Relic and Windows Azure.
• Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java - August 2012 Preview: The Microsoft Open Technologies Inc. team has been busy updating the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java.

Have a great weekend.

-Brian