US DPE Azure Connection

We are Technology Evangelists from Microsoft's US Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) team focused on Windows Azure and cloud computing. US DPE Azure Connection is where you can keep up with all of our cloud-related blog posts. You can also find

How Microsoft DevDiv Builds Visual Studio

This is an older series of blog posts by Gregg Boer, Principal Program Manager for the TFS project...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/06/2015

Headed to Dog Food!

So years and years ago I helped a buddy, Danilo Casino, start an event called Dog Food Con. The...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 08/20/2014

ALM Lunch: Implementing the Scaled Agile Framework with TFS 2013

I’m excited to announce the latest ALM Lunch event from Polaris Solutions. As you can tell from my...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 07/10/2014

An Introduction to SAFe and Why You Really Should Care

The Scaled Agile Framework, pronounced “SAFe”, is a framework for implementing lean and agile...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 01/17/2014

Slides from St. Louis Day of .NET 2013

Another amazing year for the St. Louis Day of .NET. We set a new attendance record this weekend with...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 11/18/2013

Windows 8 App Spotlight: I Want My Mummy

I wanted to shine a spotlight on one of our local development studios this week and share some of...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 08/28/2013

Windows Azure shown to have the best IaaS performance value

I just stumbled upon an industry report by Cloud Spectator (www.cloudspectator.com). They ran a test...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 08/19/2013

The Windows 8 Store Application Object Model

While working on my latest Windows Store application, I found that I needed a better mental model of...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 08/14/2013

Migrating a Blog to Windows Azure Web Sites

For many years, I’ve hosted my blog on Orcsweb.  I moved there about 5 years ago or so, after...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 08/07/2013

Taking your Apps to Market

I’ve written a lot of apps (and have used a lot of apps) so one thing I’m always on the lookout for...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 08/06/2013

My Farewell to the Community

<warning>Just to be clear up front, this isn’t some rant about how I was offended at some...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 08/02/2013

APIMASH Quakes & Astronomy

A bit overdue, but I just realized I never really announced the APIMASH project we’ve been working...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/31/2013

Building for Cost Part 2

In the last post, we looked at ways to separate content using different pieces of Windows Azure for...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/29/2013

Building for Cost using Windows Azure

One of the great advantages of having a green field cloud-based infrastructure is being able tailor...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/24/2013

Windows 8 to 8.1 App Considerations: Screen Size

One of the most frequent questions/concerns I’m seeing in community is:  what application...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/12/2013

Creating a Great Mashup Part 3

This post details features used by Earthquake Explorer, a Windows 8 app that displays earthquake...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/09/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 2) APIMASH – Earthquake and Messier Sky Object API Starter Kit for Windows Store Apps

My latest DevRadio episode has been published – here are the details! Abstract: In today’s episode...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 06/19/2013

Creating a Great Mashup Part 2

This post details features used by Earthquake Explorer, a Windows 8 app that displays earthquake...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 06/17/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 7) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Authentication Tips and Tricks

At long last!  Our final installment to the series – check it out! About this Video: Wrapping...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 06/14/2013

Creating a Great Mashup using Windows Azure

This post details features used by Earthquake Explorer, a Windows 8 app that displays earthquake...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 06/12/2013

Helping an ISV look at their cloud options

I met with a medium sized ISV the other week. They make a software application for service...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 06/06/2013

But wait! That’s not all! More Azure Awesomeness!

And the updates and news about Windows Azure keeps rolling in today. We are making tons of...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 06/03/2013

Stop the presses! Stopped VMs are no longer charged, MSDN benefits improved, and more!

Wow, some truly exciting announcements were made today. I will summarize them here, but once again,...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 06/03/2013

How to get a sticky load balancer in Windows Azure

Windows Azure has a load balancer that you can use for free. It is used mostly to load balance port...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 05/31/2013

Code Project’s Azure Cloud Challenge

We have started a new Azure Cloud Challenge, in partnership with Code Project. It is already on...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 05/30/2013

Updated policies for the Windows Azure Guest Operating System Images

I just received this email from the Windows Azure team about some updates to the Windows Azure Guest...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 05/29/2013

Scaffolding Tool for Windows Azure Mobile Services

One of my biggest mantras is: “Write only the code that only you can write” What I mean is, if the...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 05/28/2013

APIMASH and Intro to Game Dev Raleigh

I’m really excited to be hosting a few events in the Microsoft Raleigh office focused on Windows 8...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 05/23/2013

Attend a pilot event for a new tour series

We like to play with our format for events from time to time, and this time we are looking at a...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 05/21/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: Spring Azure Update Review - IaaS, Web Sites, Licensing and more!

Abstract: Brian Hitney and Peter Laudati review and demo some of the latest updates and features...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 05/20/2013

Windows Azure SDK 2.0 Released!

Go get it now! So what’s new? Web Sites – VS Tooling for diagnostics, management, and simplified...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 05/20/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 6) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Adding Authentication

Abstract: In Part 6 of of their “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 apps”...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 05/08/2013

“Driving Your Career” app in the Windows Store

I started my time at Microsoft by giving a farewell talk at my old company. I wanted a way to pass...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 04/22/2013

Windows 8 “Elev8” App Challenge

We’re coming up on the annual Code Camp here in Charlotte, and this year, we thought it would fun to...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/17/2013

Windows Azure IaaS Reaches General Availability

Today, Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS), including Virtual Machines and Virtual...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 04/17/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 5) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Adding Push Notifications

Abstract: In Part 5 of of their “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 apps”...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/15/2013

Event: Global Windows Azure Boot Camps

The Windows Azure Boot Camps are still going strong. This year they are holding a global event, with...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 04/08/2013

TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Infrastructure as a Service – Windows Azure Virtual Machines & What’s in it for You

Mike Hester just had me as a guest on his TechNet Radio show. Check it out. You can see in the video...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 04/08/2013

Event: Make it happen in the cloud

Here is a new event tour around Windows Azure. For full information, go to...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 04/08/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 4) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Azure Mobile Services

Abstract: In Part 4 of of their “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 apps”...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/08/2013

Lessons learned from a cloud emergency

I have been focusing my career on the cloud for the past five years of so, and people reach out to...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 04/01/2013

Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 3) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – ASP.NET Web API

Abstract: Back for part 3 in their series for “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/29/2013

Windows Azure Mobile Services releases HTML5 client!

Windows Azure Mobile Services is a service platform that is part of Windows Azure. The team focuses...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 03/19/2013

Bing Maps Mashup in Dark Skies

I’ve gotten a few requests about how to do a mashup in Dark Skies … so, thought I’d do a blog post...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/15/2013

Many Windows Azure Updates

The great thing about becoming a devices and services company is that we can now engineer in monthly...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 03/11/2013

How the cloud could have saved SimCity, and what you can learn from it

Let’s get this part out of the way. I am a big SimCity fan! SimCity 1 was the first boxed game...

Author: Brian H. Prince Date: 03/08/2013

Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services

I'm extremely excited to announce the release of our official Android SDK for Windows Azure Mobile...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 03/07/2013

Compressing as Individual Files in Folder

Let’s see how long it takes Jim Christopher to jump in with a better PowerShell solution. :) I had a...

Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/06/2013

Check Out the New Windows Azure Hub on Channel 9

Several weeks ago we launched a new hub for Windows Azure on Channel 9. This hub will serve as an...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 02/28/2013

New Windows Azure Mobile Services iOS Samples Available

I'm excited to share the news that we have released a number of new iOS samples for Windows Azure...

Author: Clint Edmonson Date: 02/25/2013

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