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SQL Azure prices have been reduced by up to 75%
The SQL Azure team has announced a new drop in the SQL Azure Prices. The new prices have been...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 02/15/2012
Web roles under IIS Classic pipeline mode for backward compatibility
If you have been involved in moving ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications to Windows Azure, you probably have...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 09/12/2011
And again,a new way ahead of us, and now as Windows Azure TSP
I remember when I started to work with early CTPs of Windows Azure; I really thought that because of...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 09/12/2011
SQL Azure at Tech-Ed 2010
Important announcements and updates about SQL Azure have been made at Tech-Ed: For more...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 06/14/2010
Security Best Practices for Developing Windows Azure Applications
This is an interesting new whitepaper about Windows Azure security mechanisms as well as recommended...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 06/14/2010
Tribune Transforms Business for Heightened Relevance by Embracing Cloud Computing
Tribune Transforms Business for Heightened Relevance by Embracing Cloud Computing This case is a...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 06/08/2010
Microsoft passes the 10,000 customer milestone with Azure
Interesting interview with Doug Hauger, General Manager of Windows Azure.In that article,he...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 06/07/2010
Azure Deployment for your Build Server
Scott Densmore has published a useful post about how automatic deployments can be done in...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 04/14/2010
AzureScope : Extreme computing group
AzureScope : This is a great resource about Windows Azure,I really recommend you to invest...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 04/13/2010
Maximizing utilization while reducing TCO
If you didn’t attend the PDC session The Business of Windows Azure: What you should know about...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 02/09/2010
Auto-scaling in Azure.
A really complete example has been published on Windows Azure Dynamic Scaling Sample talking about...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 02/07/2010
Upgrading an Azure service
Continuing with the last post Update and upgrade domains, I wanted to give more details about the...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 02/07/2010
Update and upgrade domains
The Azure Fabric Controller (FC) is the service that automatically manages all roles and resources...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 01/19/2010
Operating system versioning in Windows Azure
A new interesting feature ,you can now choose when your applications will receive operating system...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 01/17/2010
Azure pricing and business model
If you missed the The Business of Windows Azure: What you should know about Windows Azure Platform...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 01/17/2010
Let’s start from the beginning. The magic words about cloud computing
I wanted to start from the beginning describing what cloud computing is, just using a set of "magic...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 01/10/2010
A new way ahead of us…
Hi Everyone, Firs of all, thank you for reading my blog. I am Gonzalo Ruiz, a Microsoft Consultant...
Author: Gonzalo Ruiz Date: 12/24/2009