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Windows Azure AppFabric Team Blog

Windows Azure AppFabric CTP October Release

Posted over 3 years ago

by AppFabric Team

Windows Azure AppFabric CTP October Release Today we are announcing the Windows Azure AppFabric CTP October Release, available in our LABS environment: http://portal.appfabriclabs.com. This release introduces an exciting new service called Windows...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Service Update 5 Released to Production

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

Service Update 5 for SQL Azure is now live in all datacenters worldwide. This release primarily focused on delivering internal operational improvements to enable future feature additions. As part of this update, SQL Azure now provides support for the...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Wiki: New Wiki Articles Available

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

There have been five new articles published to the wiki section of TechNet: Current Options for Backing up Data with SQL Azure - This article covers the current backup operations for SQL Azure. Moving Access Data To The Cloud - This article...
Windows Azure

Need Help Getting Your Windows Azure Project Off The Ground? Make Your Case and Get Free Support and Services from Microsoft and Avanade!

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team

Do you have a project in mind that you'd like to run on Windows Azure ? Are you in the United Kingdom? How would you like the chance to get your cloud application off the ground with free support and services from Microsoft and the Avanade Cloud Lab...
SQL Azure Team Blog

White Paper: SQL Azure: Connection Management in SQL Azure

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

There is a newly released white paper in the TechNet Wiki entitled: "SQL Azure: Connection Management in SQL Azure". SQL Azure provides a large-scale multi-tenant database service on shared resources. In order to provide a good experience to all SQL...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Data Access Guidance

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

When considering how your application will connect to SQL Azure, there’s a variety of technologies, patterns, and architectures to consider. Recently the ADO.NET team published a “ Summary of Data Access Guidance ” on the MSDN Data...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Video: Extending SQL Azure data to SQL Compact using Sync Framework 2.1

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

This week we will be focusing on the Sync Framework and to kick it off Liam Cavanagh has posted a webcast entitled "Extending SQL Azure data to SQL Compact using Sync Framework 2.1 ". In this video he shows you how to modify the code from the original...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Windows Azure Sync Service Demo Available for Download

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

The Sync Framework team has publish the Windows Azure Sync Service Demo, a complete sample that shows you how to extend the reach of your data to anyone that has an Internet connection. The sample uses Microsoft Sync Framework 2.1 deployed to a Windows...
SQL Azure Team Blog

What to Watch and How to Stay Connected at PDC10

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

With PDC10 right around the corner, we wanted to help you quickly find all the SQL Azure related information (announcements, blog posts, sessions, videos, tweets) in one place, so we have created a dedicated page, available at - http://www.microsoft.com...
Windows Azure

Update on the ASP.NET Vulnerability

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team

A security update has been released which addresses the ASP.NET vulnerability we blogged about previously. This update is included in Guest OS 1.7 , which is currently being rolled out to all Windows Azure data centers globally. Some customers...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Wiki: Gaining Performance Insight into SQL Azure

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

This article discusses how to gain insight into exactly what Transact-SQL statements are being submitted to the SQL Azure, and how the SQL Azure accesses the database to return result sets. Read the Wiki Article: Gaining Performance Insight into...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Video: Interacting with a SQL Azure Database

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

In the first video , Your First SQL Azure Database, we created a new blank SQL Azure database in the cloud. In this second part, learn how to provision your database with tables and basic queries using Transact-SQL and additional tools including Visual...
SQL Azure Team Blog

Video: SQL Server to SQL Azure Synchronization using Sync Framework 2.1

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

In this webcast Liam Cavanagh shows you how you can extend the capabilities of these solutions by writing custom sync applications to enable bi-directional data synchronization between SQL Server and SQL Azure enabling you to add customization to...
SQL Azure Team Blog

SQL Azure Sessions at PDC 2010

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

The session list for the sold out PDC 2010 two day conference in Redmond have been posted here . The SQL Azure sessions announced on the PDC 2010 web site are listed below. Building Offline Applications using the Sync Framework and SQL Azure Nina...
SQL Azure Team Blog

SQL Azure to SQL Azure Synchronization

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Yi

We have blogged in the past about SQL Azure to SQL Azure synchronization using Data Sync Service for SQL Azure ( Introduction to Data Sync Service for SQL Azure ). However what if Data Sync Service doesn’t do exactly what you want? It stands...

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Windows Azure

Adoption Program Insights: Sending Emails from Windows Azure (Part 2 of 2)

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team
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The Adoption Program Insights series describes experiences of Microsoft Services consultants involved in the Windows Azure Technical Adoption Program assisting customers deploy solutions on the Windows Azure platform. This post is by Norman Sequeira...
Windows Azure

New Demo Helps ISVs Understand How to Write SaaS Solutions with the Windows Azure Platform

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team
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For ISVs who want detailed guidance for building Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) applications on the Windows Azure Platform, look no further than the new blog post and associated resources from Microsoft Evangelist, Vittorio Bertocci. Posted last week, Vittorio...

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Windows Azure

Hi, I'm Robert

Posted over 3 years ago

by Robert_Duffner
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I'm Robert Duffner, director of Product Management for Windows Azure and I'm kicking off a new series of blog posts where I will be interviewing thought leaders in cloud computing. I'll be reaching out broadly across the globe to industry, public sector...

October, 2010

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Windows Azure

You spoke. We listened, and responded.

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team
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Today, at PDC 2010 , we announced new Windows Azure functionality that will make it easier for customers to run existing Windows applications on Windows Azure, enable more affordable platform access and improve the Windows Azure developer and IT Professional...
Windows Azure

Latest Release of Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse/PHP, New Tutorial Now Available

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team
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Earlier today, the Microsoft Interoperability Technical Strategy team announced availability of the October 2010 Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse for PHP. This Eclipse plug-in provides PHP developers using...
Windows Azure

Windows Azure Helps Drive New Interactive Game and Search Experience For JAY-Z's Book DECODED

Posted over 3 years ago

by Windows Azure Team
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In support of the launch of JAY-Z's first book, DECODED, JAY-Z and BING have just launched a multi-platform search experience and interactive game. The objective of this experience is to help people decode the hidden meanings behind some of JAY-Z...