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The “New” Windows Azure SDK for PHP
The spring update to Windows Azure contained lots of updates that are relevant to developers using...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 06/19/2012
Pie in the Sky (June 15, 2012)
Hey, it's Friday already! We've got a bunch of links today, most of which are related to the...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 06/15/2012
Windows Azure Websites: Node.js
Earlier this week, Brian posted Windows Azure Websites: a PHP Perspective which covers a lot of...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 06/14/2012
Windows Azure Websites: A PHP Perspective
The spring update to Windows Azure was big. Of all the updates, one of the most interesting is the...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 06/12/2012
Pie in the Sky (June 8, 2012)
Whew! And Wow! After yesterday’s update to Windows Azure, I’m finally coming up for air....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 06/08/2012
Windows Azure spring update and OSS
You may have noticed that Brian and I have been absent from the blog a lot recently, that's because...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 06/07/2012
Pie in the Sky (May 18, 2012)
It's Friday (yay!) and that means links. Here's a few that Brian and I found interesting this week:...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 05/18/2012
Real World Windows Azure: Optimizing PHP Applications for the Cloud
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 05/14/2012
Pie in the Sky (May 11, 2012)
Larry and I have been remiss in sharing our reading, so this list attempts to make up for...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 05/11/2012
Getting Started with Windows Azure for Java
Getting Started with Windows Azure for Java Hello, my name is Kris, and I work on Windows Azure...
Author: Kris Ragh Date: 05/03/2012
Pie in the Sky (April 20, 2012)
Friday links for your reading pleasure. Just a few today; busy week. How I long for the slow days of...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 04/20/2012
Pie in the Sky (April 13, 2012)
Well, once again, Larry and I have managed to let a week slip by without a substantial post. And,...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/13/2012
Pie in the Sky (April 6, 2012)
As Larry mentioned last week, we’ve both been heads down working on updates for the Windows...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 04/06/2012
Pie in the Sky (March 30, 2012)
Sorry for the lack of posts recently; both Brian and I are heads down on work for future updates to...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 03/30/2012
Pie in the Sky (March 9, 2012)
Larry and I have both been heads down working on a number of projects…hence, the recent lack...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 03/09/2012
Windows Azure Storage and Concurrent Access
A lot of the examples of using Windows Azure Storage that I run across are pretty simple and just...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 02/23/2012
Pie in The Sky (February 17, 2012)
Just a few links this week. It's been super busy here for both of us as we prepare to present a...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 02/17/2012
Pie in the Sky (February 10, 2012)
A busy week for Larry and I, but no so busy that we couldn’t do some reading. Here’s...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/10/2012
Deploying PHP and ASP.NET Sites in a Single Azure Web Role
Last week, a colleague approached me with a question he’d been asked by a customer: How do you...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 02/07/2012
Pie in The Sky (February 3, 2012)
It’s been a busy week here for Brian and I, lots of stuff going on. We did have time to...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 02/03/2012
Pie in the Sky (January 27, 2012)
Here’s the list of links Larry and I found interesting this week…Enjoy! Getting Started...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/27/2012
Improving Performance by Batching Azure Table Storage Inserts
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/25/2012
Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 3: Remote Desktop
In part 2 I discussed how to create a startup task to run tests during application startup. But what...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 01/24/2012
Pie in the Sky (January 20, 2012)
Another busy week, another batch of links for your Friday enjoyment. This week we have a wide...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 01/20/2012
Using SQL Azure Federations via PHP
Among the December updates to the Windows Azure platform was the introduction of SQL Azure...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/18/2012
Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 2: Output to File
In part 1, I presented an overview of testing on Windows Azure. One thing that I missed in the...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 01/16/2012
Pie in the Sky (January 13, 2012)
Things are not slowing down to start off the new year. This weeks reading list covers everything...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/13/2012
Running VisualPHPUnit in Windows Azure
Last month, I wrote a post that outlined 3 ways to test PHP applications in Windows Azure, and since...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/10/2012
How to Password Protect a PHP Website Directory in Azure
I’m taking a short break from thinking about testing PHP applications in Windows Azure...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/09/2012
Pie in the Sky (January 6, 2012)
It’s 2012 now, and I’m finally back from a longish vacation during which I did some...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 01/06/2012
Update: Deploying Ruby Applications to Windows Azure
Back when Brian and I first started this blog, I wrote about several methods for deploying Ruby...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 01/05/2012
Automating PHPUnit Tests in Windows Azure
To start the new year off, I’d like to follow up on a couple of posts I wrote last month:...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 01/03/2012
Pie in the Sky (December 16, 2011)
Whew! After the big push to get the latest updates to Windows Azure out the door and with the...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/16/2011
Windows Azure December Update - What's Important for OSS Developers
As you may have heard by now, Windows Azure went through an upgrade over the weekend and gained some...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 12/12/2011
Pie in the Sky (December 9, 2011)
Well, we certainly have not hit a December slow-down around here (though I am starting to look...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/09/2011
Running PHPUnit in Windows Azure
In my last post I suggested 3 strategies for testing OSS/Azure applications. In this post,...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/07/2011
Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 1: Overview and Challenges
Following up on Brian’s post about running tests in Windows Azure, I want to talk about some...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 12/06/2011
Thoughts on Testing OSS Applications in Windows Azure
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time lately thinking about the best ways to test PHP...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 12/05/2011
Pie in the Sky (December 2, 2011)
It's the countdown to the holiday's, but we plan on keeping the links flowing through the new year!...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 12/02/2011
SQL Azure Federations and Open Source Software
One of the things that will be introduced in the next update to SQL Azure is a database sharding...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 11/28/2011
Packaging a Custom PHP Installation for Windows Azure
One feature of the scaffolds that are in the Windows Azure SDK for PHP is that all rely on the Web...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/23/2011
Pie in the Sky (November 18, 2011)
It’s been a quiet week on the blog for Larry and me, but that is not to say we haven’t...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/18/2011
Pie in the Sky (November 11th)
Swapping with Brian this week for the weekly links post. Some Node.js learning resources, Ruby for...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 11/11/2011
Sharing Private BLOBs with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/08/2011
Windows Azure for Social Applications
One of the projects I’m working on during my day job is pulling together information on how...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 11/07/2011
Pie in the Sky (November 4, 2011)
Larry and I had a very busy week, so this week’s reading list is shorter than usual. BUT,...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 11/04/2011
Pie in the Sky (October 28, 2011)
As usual, this week’s work led Larry and me to a varied assortment of reading...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/28/2011