November, 2010

Update 3/09/011: The bug is fixed in the Windows Azure SDK March 2011 release . Summary There is an issue in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library that can lead to unexpected behavior when utilizing the CloudBlob.DownloadToFile() methods . ...

We recently released an update to the Storage Client library in SDK 1.3 . We wanted to take this opportunity to go over some breaking changes that we have introduced and also list some of the bugs we have fixed (compatible changes) in this release. ...

Update 11/06/11: The bug is fixed in the Windows Azure SDK September release . Summary In certain scenarios, using the synchronous methods provided in the Windows Azure Storage Client Library can lead to deadlock. Specifically, scenarios where the...

Introduction Windows Azure Storage is a scalable and durable cloud storage system in which applications can store data and access it from anywhere and at any time. Windows Azure Storage provides a rich set of data abstractions: Windows Azure...

Windows Azure drives support the use of a local cache to improve performance of drives. With the upcoming Guest OS 1.8 and 2.0 releases, there’s a breaking change in the way this local cache is allocated. Background A Windows Azure application...