You will notice that I just updated the link to the latest version of the Windows Azure Training Kit on my blog’s widgets (right-hand side column). This new version introduces a new agenda for Windows Azure DevCamps which contains 7 new presentations: • DevCamps Keynote • DevCamps Websites • DevCamps Cloud Services • DevCamps Virtual Machines…
In my latest MSDN Magazine article, I compare Windows Azure queues Vs. Service Bus queues from a developers perspective, showing how to perform the most basic operations: create a queue, send and receive messages, send authentication credentials to both services. I hope that you find it useful. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj159884.aspx
The Windows Azure Training Kit for the June 2012 release is now available. This is – hands down – the best official resource when it comes to code samples, labs and presentations for the new Windows Azure features recently announced. I’m planning to start doing some of the labs during the following days, including one…
I'd like to share my second article for MSDN magazine, collaborating with my good friend and colleague Bruno Terkaly. Windows Azure Media Services is an amazing way to upload, transform, and distribute video in multiple formats for any type of devices, using the global network of Microsoft datacenters. I hope that you find it useful….
Save the Date! Get ready to Meet Windows Azure and hear from Scott Guthrie and other senior technologists from Microsoft, who will introduce you to the latest in Microsoft’s cloud-based development technology. You can register here: http://register.meetwindowsazure.com/
Great Blog entry from my friend and colleague Hanu Kommalapati on the benefits of running Node.js applications on the Windows Azure platform… Click here to open link…
I had a chance to talk – along with my friend and colleague Steve Seow – about Node.js and Windows Azure this past Saturday in beautiful Salt Lake City. We had a really enthusiastic audience, building Node.JS application from scratch and learning about the benefits of the Windows Azure PaaS model, which facilitates and simplifies…
Join us for this free, invitation-only Windows Azure Discovery Event, brought to you by Metro – Microsoft’s Early Adopter Program and the Global Windows Azure incubation team. Our goal is to help ISVs and software startups understand latest updates on Microsoft’s Cloud Computing offerings with the Windows Azure Platform, discuss the opportunities for the cloud,…
Great news for SQL Azure subscribers! Microsoft announced last Tuesday significant changes to the pricing structure, resulting in 48% to 75% savings for databases larger than 1GB. Also, the 100MB database option enables customers to get started using this cloud-base relational DB engine at half of the previous price. More information after the jump… Click…
I had the opportunity to deliver a presentation on Cloud-based Software Architectures during CloudFest in Denver. I talked about patterns, practices, and principles that are becoming popular thanks to the different components and features offered by cloud development platforms like Microsoft Windows Azure. Moreover, I have a few slides on how some of our ISVs…
