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Windows Azure Tools 1.4 Release
The 1.4 version of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio includes several new...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 08/22/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit 2011 August Update
The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 08/08/2011
Tips on Windows Automation
On one of the discussions on Slashdot.org regarding Windows Automation there was some quite useful...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 07/05/2011
Free Inbound Traffic for all Windows Azure Customers starting July 1st, 2011
Most Excellent news! Starting July 1st 2011, Azure inbound traffic to our customers is Free! Quoting...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 07/01/2011
Developing and Debugging Azure Management API CmdLets
The Azure Management API Cmdlets enable you to use PowerShell Cmdlets to manage your Azure...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 06/30/2011
Azure and HPC Server: You can now run MPI Workloads in Azure
Exciting news on the Azure HPC space. With the new release of the HPC Pack 2008 R2 Service Pack 2...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 06/29/2011
Windows Azure Toolkits for iOS, Android and Windows Phone
We have made available Windows Azure toolkits for mobile development for iOS, Android and Windows...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 05/10/2011
Windows Azure Platform Offer Comparison Table
Great table that provides a comparison of the Windows Azure Offers: Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 05/02/2011
Windows HPC with Burst to Windows Azure: Application Models and Data Considerations
Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 04/20/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit 2011 April Update
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 04/19/2011
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
Link: https://watoolkitwp7.codeplex.com/ Hello, I am pleased to announce the Windows Azure Toolkit...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/25/2011
Azure Content Delivery Network CDN Best Practices
Jason Sherron has a great post regarding Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) Best...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/23/2011
How-to: Implementing the SCOM Azure Management Pack
Hello, My good friend Walter Myers has published some great blog posts regarding how to properly...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/21/2011
Windows Azure Guest OS Releases and SDK Compatibility Matrix
Link: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee924680.aspx The following guest operating...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/17/2011
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit Released
For all the .NET developers working on Azure, here is the latest .NET 4.0 Training Kit. Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/15/2011
How-to Index of Windows Azure
This is the list of Windows Azure Platform How-to that appear on the windows Azure SDK 1.4 How to:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/15/2011
Security Resources for Windows Azure
Link: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff934690.aspx The following lists of papers,...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/13/2011
Microsoft Azure Named Fastest Cloud Service
Interesting article about performance comparison of PaaS and IaaS providers around the globe Article...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/10/2011
Linked Servers to SQL Azure
Great Article in how to setup Linked Servers on SQL Azure Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 03/09/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - February 2011 Update
Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 02/21/2011
Windows Azure Training Videos (Jumpstart–Channel 9)
This is a compilation of the Windows Azure Jumpstart Videos on Channel 9: Session 01: Windows Azure...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 01/17/2011
Azure SDK 1.3 / Tools AND Azure Training Kit November Update
We have just release the 1.3 version of the Azure SDK, Azure Tools for Visual Studio and the...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 12/01/2010
Azure Security Papers
This is a list of Azure Security Paper published by the Microsoft Global Foundation Services (GFS),...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 11/22/2010
Azure and Patterns & Practices still apply
The fact of migrating or developing new applications on Azure provides the opportunity to review...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 11/12/2010
Operations Manager 2007 R2 Release of the Windows Azure Application Monitoring Management Pack! Updated!
Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 11/09/2010
List of Windows Azure Service Management Tools
My friend, Guy Shahine, has a great blog post regarding the current (November 2010) list of Azure...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 11/07/2010
Get the PDC 2010 Azure Presentations Downloader
You know can get the Windows Azure or any of the PDC 2010 Presentations (Both the Power Points...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 11/06/2010
Microsoft Patterns and Practices: Cloud Development
I was quite thrilled to contribute on both Cloud Development releases by the Microsoft Pattern and...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 10/27/2010
Sending E-Mail from Windows Azure
Many custom-developed applications need to send email, whether it is a part of the registration...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 10/11/2010
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - September Update
New release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 10/05/2010
Windows Azure AppFabric SDK September 2010 Released
As part of the Windows Azure AppFabric September Release we are now providing both 32- and 64-bit...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 09/24/2010
SQL Azure Website launched!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new SQL Azure website -- bookmark this now!...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 09/17/2010
SQL Azure Best Practices and Code
SQL Azure Retry Code Update (MSDN Blog) Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 09/12/2010
Windows Server AppFabric Architecture Guides
There are two new architecture guides have been released for the Windows Server AppFabric: Windows...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 09/11/2010
SQL Azure Papers
This is a list of the currently published SQL Azure Papers SQL Azure FAQ SQL Azure...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 09/10/2010
Azure support of .NET 3.5 Sp1 and .NET 4.0 since Guest OS 1.2
Since Azure Guest OS 1.2 both .NET 3.5 SP1 and .NET 4.0 are supported. The default version for the...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 08/29/2010
Code Contracts – Best Practices to Azure
Code Contracts provide a...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 08/25/2010
Azure CDN Guide Available
A new guide, "Getting Started with the Windows Azure CDN", is now available to help you...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 08/24/2010
Introducing the Windows Azure Platform Appliance
At WPC, Bob Muglia announced an exciting new addition the Windows Azure platform, called the Windows...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 07/12/2010
Windows(R) Image to Virtual Hard Disk (WIM2VHD) Converter
The Windows(R) Image to Virtual Hard Disk (WIM2VHD) command-line tool allows you to create...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 07/12/2010
Azure Storage: Understanding Windows Azure Storage Billing – Bandwidth, Transactions, and Capacity
Follow up this fantastic blog post from the Windows Azure Storage team: Link:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 07/09/2010
Windows Azure Projects on CodePlex and MSDN Code Gallery
There are great Windows Azure Projects on both CodePlex and the MSDN Code Gallery. CodePlex: Find...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 06/21/2010
Windows Azure VS Tools 1.2 and Training Kit released
We have released both the Windows Azure VS Tools 1.2 and the Windows Azure Training Kit: Windows...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 06/08/2010
Security Best Practices for Developing Windows Azure Applications
Great Paper regarding Security practices for application development in the Azure Platform:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 06/03/2010
Monitoring SQL Azure Using Dynamic Management Views
Microsoft SQL Azure Database enables a subset of dynamic management views to diagnose the...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 04/29/2010
Windows Azure Storage Tools
Excellent post regarding Windows Azure Storage Explorers. This blog post from the Windows Azure...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 04/22/2010
Windows azure billing overview
There have been a lot of questions regarding Windows Azure Platform billing and how it works. This...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 02/10/2010
Office SharePoint Server 2007 Technical Library in Compiled Help format
Finally!! You can put the complete SharePoint Server 2007 Technical library in your pen drive:...
Author: pbutlerm Date: 07/29/2008