Jim demystifies the CG Web Role project template that is shipped with the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (includes SDK). If the release is still propagating, try the Direct Link.
New for the May 2009 CTP:
- Support for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1
- Update for Visual Studio 2008
- Improved integration with the Development Fabric and Storage services to improve the reliability of debug and run of Cloud Services from Visual Studio
- Enhanced robustness and stability
Release notes/Known issues are available here
Visual Studio 2010 compatible samples are available here
Please see this post for more information.
Here's a helpful walkthrough on how to add an https endpoint to a Windows Azure Cloud Service.
[Fixed link]
Jim walks you through using the Web Platform Installer to get your pre-reqs (like installing IIS7) for the Windows Azure Tools and SDK using the Web Platform Installer.
Jim's just
posted about Service Packages including how to crack open the single file version of them (diagnostic and debugging purposes only).
Jim's posted a set of links to the Mix '09 keynotes, Windows Azure and Azure Services Plaform sessions.
http://blogs.msdn.com/jnak/archive/2009/03/22/windows-azure-mix-videos.aspx
Just in time for Mix '09 - new Windows Azure Tools and SDK.
New Features:
- Combined installer that installs both the Windows Azure Tools and the SDK
- Get notified of updates when they become available
- Ability to write and debug .Net Full Trust Web and Worker Roles. Here's a walkthrough.of using that functionality to PInvoke to native code.
- Support for FastCGI applications running on Windows Azure.
- Support for the URL rewrite module
- Support for specifying the SQL Server instance to use for Development Storage
If you've seen VS crash while using the MVC RC in a Windows Azure Cloud Service project --
check out the fix that is now available.
You have to check out the upcoming Azure Services Platform Webcasts: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9652699
Explore the Azure Services Platform, an Internet-scale cloud services platform that provides an operating system and a set of developer services. Participate in a webcast, download a podcast, or step into a virtual lab to see how you can use the Azure Services individually or together, either to build new applications or to extend existing ones. The Azure Services Platform supports popular standards and protocols, including REST and SOAP, and provides a range of functionality to build applications that span from consumer Web to enterprise scenarios. Join us to discover more.
MSDN Webcast: Building Cloud Solutions with Microsoft .NET Services and the Azure Services Platform (Level 200)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Pacific Time
MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Windows Azure Storage Services with John Croft (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:00 P.M.–1:00 P.M. Pacific Time
You can now deploy Services Packages that are hosted in Blob Storage to Windows Azure. Check it out.
The first 9 of 40 Azure Services Platform
"How Do I" videos have been released! Windows Azure is well represented with 5 videos.
Jim's
posted a detailed set of steps for taking an ASP.Net Web Application project and making the changes needed to use it as a Web Role in the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio.
Jim has posted about
how you can include additional files in your package when packaging for the Development Fabric and for the cspkg you upload to the cloud.
We're excited to announce that we've released an update to the Windows Azure Tools and SDK.
See this post for more information.
