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A couple of weeks ago I managed to get into a real pickle when trying to run a Azure application after upgrading to the latest CTP. After an hour of furiously checking my code and being convinced it was correct, I gave in and Binged to try and find why
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I have recently been taking a look at Windows Azure Storage, and the use of Blob’s, Queues and Tables. Queues are primarily used for passing small (approx 8kb) messages from the web role of a Azure application to the back end worker role that can then
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This month’s Wired magazine has a 11 page article on Microsoft's Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie. Documenting his eventful life from his love for the PLATO system which he discovered as a sophomore studying at the University of Illinois, right through
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This video gives found via Steve Clayton's and Mark Johnston's blog's shows one of the funniest tongue in cheek overviews of what Windows Azure (codename: Red Dog) is all about. It also proves that the DPE guys, within Microsoft UK have a little too much
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After having recently downloaded the Azure Training Kit I launched straight into trying to build some of the demos to get my head around how Azure works, especially the use of the storage areas (Blobs, Tables and Queues) that developers can access to
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After recently watching Manuvir Das's video on Channel 9, Introducing Windows Azure I have decided to put a quick blog post together to share my thoughts about the back end workings of Azure. Overview I have provided below a jpg to show a simplified overview
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Microsoft has just announced Windows Azure at PDC 2008 and has opened a community technology preview for all of us eager developers around the world who just can’t wait to get our hands on the platform and writing some code. As with every new technology
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