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Exploring the Possible in Windows, Web and The Cloud
Windows Azure has seen a number of upgrades. The latest announced today, along with a series of...
Date: 06/07/2012
They just announced that Windows 8 Release Preview and Visual Studio 2012 Beta is available for...
Date: 05/31/2012
The Cloud comes in many flavors, types and shapes and the terminology can be daunting. You’ve got...
Date: 05/21/2012
Your application is running slow. You need to find out what’s going on. If you’ve used SQL Profiler...
Date: 05/18/2012
There are many ways to learn a new technology. Some of us prefer to read books, others like videos...
Date: 05/17/2012
Want to win some easy money? We have a sweepstakes, where we are giving away seven $50 gift...
Date: 05/10/2012
Business Software is in the business of data management. Creating, updating, deleting and using...
Date: 04/27/2012
If you have an MSDN Subscription you get Azure benefits which you can use to develop in the cloud....
Date: 04/18/2012
Access Control Services is one of the many services that are part of the Windows Azure Platform...
Date: 04/07/2012
Today I showed a work around for when you are showing ACS on a site that is running without setting...
Date: 04/06/2012
I had a question after a Windows Azure Camp about what ports need to be opened and enabled at my...
Date: 04/05/2012
One of the great things about Windows Azure is that it is a platform that is for the most part...
Date: 04/03/2012
In Windows Azure and especially with SQL Azure we need to store passwords to access things. I wanted...
Date: 04/02/2012
Suppose you have an existing application that you want to migrate to the cloud. There are many...
Date: 04/01/2012
Yesterday in Minneapolis we delivered the first Windows Azure Kick Start event of the series we’re...
Date: 03/31/2012
There are many ways to learn a new technology. Some of us prefer to read books, others like videos...
Date: 03/29/2012
Cloud Tip #1–How to set a connection string in Web.config programmatically at runtime in Windows Azure
The scenario is I’m migrating an application to the cloud. I’ve got a database connection defined in...
Date: 03/28/2012
Sometimes I get questions about how to get better performance from a database. In working with SQL...
Date: 03/14/2012
It’s spring and once again we’re back on the road to helping people explore the possible and see how...
Date: 03/12/2012
This is the first part of a series of blog posts I’m working on as part of the companion webcast...
Date: 03/05/2012
Announcing the latest webcast series - Cloud Computing Soup to Nuts (https://bit.ly/s2nCloud). In...
Date: 01/31/2012
I’ve been working with a sample timer application on the Windows Phone to track our TechMasters...
Date: 12/24/2011
This week there is a lot of announcements and excitement around Windows Azure and SQL Azure with the...
Date: 12/15/2011
On Tuesday this week Scott Guthrie (@scottgu), is doing a live event to showcase Windows Azure and...
Date: 12/12/2011
Today I’ve finally completed migration the content and links to webcasts, downloads and more from...
Date: 12/05/2011
In case you’re interested here are the latest scheduled additions to the Windows Azure Boot Camp...
Date: 11/30/2011
I’ve been working on my demo site for wanted to add a feed to my blog from MSDN. I knew that Linq to...
Date: 11/30/2011
In Windows Azure and especially with SQL Azure we need to store passwords to access things. I wanted...
Date: 11/13/2011
I just finished a great book that dives into style and approaches for leadership by Donald Phillips...
Date: 10/25/2011
Today I’m heading out to my Alma Mater to speak to some Graduate Students on the beauty and magic of...
Date: 10/05/2011
This week in Minneapolis the 6th annual Minnesota Developer Conference (MDC11) was held in...
Date: 09/30/2011
Last night I was out at the Mankato .NET User Group meeting talking about how the cloud makes mobile...
Date: 09/28/2011
With the technology landscape constantly changing and evolving around new tools, technologies and...
Date: 09/27/2011
Windows Azure is Microsoft’s “Platform as a Service” or PaaS offering in the cloud space that...
Date: 09/25/2011
In a previous post last year I explained how you can use BCDEDIT to modify the boot configuration to...
Date: 09/24/2011
Yesterday I delivered a talk on how to build a cloud connected mobile game for a local user group...
Date: 09/23/2011
If you’ve been to my talks lately you might know that I’ve been playing around with Rock Paper Azure...
Date: 08/31/2011
Sara Summers (see her blog at https://uxarray.com) was on MSDN Radio this morning...
Date: 06/13/2011
Learning a new technology is always fun, and to help show what’s possible we’ve created a number of...
Date: 04/29/2011
Your Pointy-Haired Boss (PHB) just walked in and said, "We need to do this cloud thing, pronto....
Date: 04/19/2011
For today’s webcast (https://bit.ly/btlod-57) where we explored deployment options we...
Date: 04/11/2011
I’ve been working with cloud computing for a while now, and it’s time to share what I’ve learned. As...
Date: 03/15/2011
Blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/interopreability PHP on Azure:...
Date: 02/23/2011
What’s the deal with a 10 minute wait time to deploy my Windows Azure project to the cloud? I...
Date: 01/19/2011
Here’s the schedule for January’s MSDN Radio shows…register and join the conversation to ask the...
Date: 01/03/2011