Microsoft JDBC Driver 3.0 for SQL Server and SQL Azure
The latest version of the Microsoft JDBC Driver (3.0) now supports SQL Azure. Click here to open link…
Beginning Azure Diagnostics Andy Cross at BareWeb
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Designing for Cloud-Optimized Architecture from David Chou
Excellent blog entry from David Chou on architecting cloud applications, comparing the different development platforms in the market today. Click here to open link…
Introduction to Windows Azure Startup Tasks
As it is explained by Steve Marx on this article, startup tasks are actions that can be set before the Azure roles start, and a powerful resource to configure IIS and other role components. Click here to open link…
The uniqueidentifier type, clustered indexes, and SQL Azure
Great blog entry from the SQL Azure team on using the uniqueidentifier type (GUIDs) in SQL Azure databases, including pros / cons, and workarounds. Click here to open link…
SQL Azure Federations: Robust Connectivity Model for Federated Data
Another article on sharding SQL Azure Databases using Federation. Good tips on how to migrate to a multi-tenant model as well. Click here to open link…
Installing SQL Server Express 2008 R2 on Windows Azure Cloud and Its Usage Scenarios
Installing SQL Server on a VM Role is not a pattern that Microsoft recommends for different reasons (including local storage scalability), but this article exposes some interesting ways of using this approach for cost saving purposes. Click here to open link…
About using IntelliTrace with Windows Azure…
I had the opportunity last night to do a presentation about Windows Azure for the Denver Visual Studio User Group – http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/. One of the topics that we discussed was using IntelliTrace for debugging purposes on Azure, somebody in the audience pointing out that this was not recommended by Microsoft for production environments. Since I was…
Programmatically Changing the AppPool Identity in a Windows Azure Web Role
Excellent blog entry from Wade Wegner, explaining how to change settings for the IIS AppPool associated to a web role in Azure. Click here to open link…
Implementing Azure Diagnostics with SDK V1.3
Very helpful blog entry from Andy Cross, explaining how to enable Azure Diagnostics using version 1.3 of the Azure SDK. Click here to open link…