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Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth

With all the talk about Windows Azure and hosting your application in the “cloud”, it’s easy to forget that somewhere there’s a computer, or perhaps thousands, that are actually running your application. There’s a fascinating write-up and photo series Read More...
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 2:35 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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SQL Azure CTP 2

This one is hot off-the-presses!  SQL Azure CTP 2 was just released and incorporates the complete feature set that will be available when SQL Azure officially goes live at PDC 2009 . CTP 2 is being hosted on a completely new live production environment, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:03 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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SQL Azure Migration Wizard

Got your token yet?   All set up but dreading the work needed to replicate your on-premises database structure to the cloud?  Sure the simple “kick-the-tires” scenario with one or two tables isn’t too hard, but something like AdventureWorks Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:56 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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SQL Azure CTP 1

Back in March, the SQL Data Services team announced the revamping of the ‘database in the cloud’ offering to include a fully-relational capability versus the Entity-Attribute-Value (EAV) model that was unveiled as part of the Azure Services Platform at Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:30 PM by joneil | 6 Comments
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NerdDinner On Azure – Take 2

At last week’s Greater Buffalo IT/Dev Day , I did an overview of the Windows Azure Platform (the recently rebranded Azure Services Platform).  Rather than do a tired “Hello World” example, I thought it would be more interesting to talk about a more Read More...
Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 9:49 PM by joneil | 0 Comments

Azure Updates

If you’ve been putting off getting your head around Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform , now’s the time.  The team has just released a new drop of the Azure Services Training Kit comprising 11 hands-on labs – including new hands-on labs Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 5:41 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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SQL Data Services: Look at Us Now!

Being the data and services geek that I am, I’ve spent a fair amount of time of over the last couple of months working with ADO.NET Data Services as well as the SQL Data Services portion of the Azure Services Platform . SQL Data Services is built on top Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:27 PM by joneil | 0 Comments
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Thank You Syracuse – I’ll Be Back (March 5th)

Thanks to newly crowed MVP, Andy Beaulieu, for the invitation to speak on all things Services at the Central New York .NET Developer Group last night.  For those of you that didn’t get a chance to get the Microsoft Tag leading to the download, here Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:23 AM by joneil | 0 Comments

Get Your Head in to the Cloud

The recent PDC was full of announcements around Windows Azure , the Azure Services Platform (or was it the Azure Platform Services!), Live Services , SQL Services , .... I'm still trying to wrap my brain around it all. If you're in the same boat, check Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:30 AM by joneil | 0 Comments
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