Good example on how to capture web pages to an image using an Azure application, incuding how to use local storage, as well as combining the responsibilities of a web and a worker role in a single one.
http://blog.smarx.com/posts/web-page-image-capture-in-windows-azure
The Release Candidate for the Windows Azure Monitoring Management Pack is available again for download. Click here to open link…
Note: these instructions only apply to Windows VMs created using Azure Resource Manager. For VMs created in Azure Classic mode (old portal at http://manage.windowsazure.com), WinRM / Remote Powershell is enabled by default for certified Windows images. If you need WinRM (required to run remote Powershell commands) enabled on new Windows Virtual Machines created using Azure Resource…
One of the biggest myths about Windows Azure is that it was created with only .NET developers in mind. The reality is that my team has helped multiple companies around the world implement cloud solutions using a variety of programming languages, including Java, PHP, Node.js and Python, among others. Also, it’s not difficult to find…
Today I got a reminder on my phone telling me that it’s been 1,000 days since I started regularly using “Lose It!” (http://www.loseit.com), a smartphone application that allows people to track what they eat. No diets, no restrictions, simply consume the right amount of calories that the body daily needs with some goals in mind…
In this month´s Windows Azure Insider column for MSDN Magazine, Bruno and I talk about Windows Azure Mobile Service, which abstracts many of the common tasks associated with developing solutions for device applications based on asynchronous calls. I hope that you enjoy it and find it helpful. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj721590.aspx.
Two days ago, significant changes and enhancements to the In-place update process were announced for the Windows Azure platform. It is now possible to apply multiple changes to virtual instances without having to redploy the whole solution, including the following: change the VM size, increase the local storage, add or remove roles, or change the…
