After working with several companies trying to deploy their solutions to Windows Azure, I have found the lack of two common features / patterns in their architectures that prevent them from taking full advantage of the extra IT capacity that the cloud offers. To be honest, these are good practices that apply not only to…
The Microsoft Datacenters team just released a video tour that includes four of our global locations. This is a great way of understanding the IT infrastructure behind Windows Live, Hotmail, Bing, MSN… and obviously Windows Azure. Enjoy! Full Article here…
Even though I tweeted about this a few days ago, I would like to emphasize the importance of this update, particularly for developers creating projects for Windows Azure using Visual Studio 2010. My two favorite new features: 1) Profile applications running in Windows Azure 2) Manage multiple service configurations in one cloud project. Full article…
Since the SQL Profiler is not currently supported for SQL Azure, this article lists a few alternatives on how to measure query performance… Click here to open link…
Great explanation on how Windows Azure Fault and Upgrade domains work. This is a must-read for IT Pros. Click here to open link…
The new Windows Azure pricing calculator lets you pick compute, database, storage, bandwidth, CDN and Service Bus capacity based on your needs. Along with predicting your expected monthly costs, the pricing calculator then recommends the most cost effective offer for you to purchase Windows Azure platform services. You can access the pricing calculator here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/pricing-calculator/
This is great news for mobile developers. Now you leverage the cloud to simplify the complexity of supporting multiple devices. I am planning to start testing the toolkit in the following days, and will report my results. Click here to open link…
The Windows Azure AppFabric team has posted a blog entry inlcuding links to new Windows Azure Caching videos and samples. Also, another link on how to get a trial account is included. Enjoy! Click here to open link…
More details about the modulat ITPAC-based design used at the Microsoft Datacenters, where Bing and Windows Azure servers are hosted. Click here to open link…
The SQL Azure team has posted important updates to the DAC framework, simplifying the process of importing / exporting data to SQL Azure databases. Click here to open link…
