This post is part of a series called “ Windows Azure for the ASP.NET Developer ” written by Rachel Appel , Adam Hoffman , and Peter Laudati . You can see the complete list of posts in the series at the US DPE Azure Connection site. In...

It’s finally time to get to the “Azure” piece of this three-parter! Those of you who haven't read Part 1 and Part 2 may want to at lease peruse those posts for context. Those of you who have know that I created a Windows Store application (Boys of Summer...

Update July 13, 2011 “The Windows Azure Companion was an experimental tool to provide a simple experience installing and configuring platform-elements (PHP runtime, extensions) and web applications on Windows Azure. Based the feedback and results...

This post is part of a series diving into the implementation of the @home With Windows Azure project, which formed the basis of a webcast series by Developer Evangelists Brian Hitney and Jim O’Neil.  Be sure to read the introductory post for the...

NoSQL databases are often employed in public, massively scaled Web site scenarios, where fast fetching of relatively simple data sets matters most.

NoSQL provide some or all of the following features:

• Key-value stores.
• Document stores.
• Wide column stores.
• Graph databases.

This post describes the main features of NoSQL, provides some general guidance on when to use NoSQL, and how you can get started using NoSQL on Windows Azure. I’ll go in depth on how you can use MongoDB and sones GraphDB in your Azure application, and explain how you can get started with those technologies. I’ll also explain how two Azure offerings fit some NoSQL traits.

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A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft announced a number of new features for Windows Azure including a revamped subscription process making it easier than ever to try out the platform. In pointing out the risk-free nature of the offers in a previous post ...

Last weekend, I sat down to write the next blog post in my Azure@home series , covering the use of startup tasks to replace some tedious file copying code in the Worker Role.  Well, it turned out to be an adventure, and while segment 15 of the series...

Node.js at its root is a command line tool that lets developers run JavaScript programs by typing node my_app.js.

Node provides a JavaScript application programming interface (API) for accessing the network and file system. It works well to develop scalable networked programs where low response times and high concurrency are important.

As with any technology, it’s good to understand where the technology has strengths and where it shines.

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Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 helps you create Windows 8 Metro Style applications that can harness the power of Windows Azure.  The idea is to connect your Windows application to data in the cloud.

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Are you interested in moving your ASP.net development skills to the cloud? Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters...