US DPE Azure Connection
We are Technology Evangelists from Microsoft's US Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) team focused on Windows Azure and cloud computing. US DPE Azure Connection is where you can keep up with all of our cloud-related blog posts. You can also find
How Microsoft DevDiv Builds Visual Studio
This is an older series of blog posts by Gregg Boer, Principal Program Manager for the TFS project...
Date: 03/06/2015
Headed to Dog Food!
So years and years ago I helped a buddy, Danilo Casino, start an event called Dog Food Con. The...
Date: 08/20/2014
ALM Lunch: Implementing the Scaled Agile Framework with TFS 2013
I’m excited to announce the latest ALM Lunch event from Polaris Solutions. As you can tell from my...
Date: 07/10/2014
An Introduction to SAFe and Why You Really Should Care
The Scaled Agile Framework, pronounced “SAFe”, is a framework for implementing lean and agile...
Date: 01/17/2014
Slides from St. Louis Day of .NET 2013
Another amazing year for the St. Louis Day of .NET. We set a new attendance record this weekend with...
Date: 11/18/2013
Windows 8 App Spotlight: I Want My Mummy
I wanted to shine a spotlight on one of our local development studios this week and share some of...
Date: 08/28/2013
Windows Azure shown to have the best IaaS performance value
I just stumbled upon an industry report by Cloud Spectator (www.cloudspectator.com). They ran a test...
Date: 08/19/2013
The Windows 8 Store Application Object Model
While working on my latest Windows Store application, I found that I needed a better mental model of...
Date: 08/14/2013
Migrating a Blog to Windows Azure Web Sites
For many years, I’ve hosted my blog on Orcsweb. I moved there about 5 years ago or so, after...
Date: 08/07/2013
Taking your Apps to Market
I’ve written a lot of apps (and have used a lot of apps) so one thing I’m always on the lookout for...
Date: 08/06/2013
My Farewell to the Community
<warning>Just to be clear up front, this isn’t some rant about how I was offended at some...
Date: 08/02/2013
APIMASH Quakes & Astronomy
A bit overdue, but I just realized I never really announced the APIMASH project we’ve been working...
Date: 07/31/2013
Building for Cost Part 2
In the last post, we looked at ways to separate content using different pieces of Windows Azure for...
Date: 07/29/2013
Building for Cost using Windows Azure
One of the great advantages of having a green field cloud-based infrastructure is being able tailor...
Date: 07/24/2013
Windows 8 to 8.1 App Considerations: Screen Size
One of the most frequent questions/concerns I’m seeing in community is: what application...
Date: 07/12/2013
Creating a Great Mashup Part 3
This post details features used by Earthquake Explorer, a Windows 8 app that displays earthquake...
Date: 07/09/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 2) APIMASH – Earthquake and Messier Sky Object API Starter Kit for Windows Store Apps
My latest DevRadio episode has been published – here are the details! Abstract: In today’s episode...
Date: 06/19/2013
Creating a Great Mashup Part 2
This post details features used by Earthquake Explorer, a Windows 8 app that displays earthquake...
Date: 06/17/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 7) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Authentication Tips and Tricks
At long last! Our final installment to the series – check it out! About this Video: Wrapping...
Date: 06/14/2013
Creating a Great Mashup using Windows Azure
This post details features used by Earthquake Explorer, a Windows 8 app that displays earthquake...
Date: 06/12/2013
Helping an ISV look at their cloud options
I met with a medium sized ISV the other week. They make a software application for service...
Date: 06/06/2013
But wait! That’s not all! More Azure Awesomeness!
And the updates and news about Windows Azure keeps rolling in today. We are making tons of...
Date: 06/03/2013
Stop the presses! Stopped VMs are no longer charged, MSDN benefits improved, and more!
Wow, some truly exciting announcements were made today. I will summarize them here, but once again,...
Date: 06/03/2013
How to get a sticky load balancer in Windows Azure
Windows Azure has a load balancer that you can use for free. It is used mostly to load balance port...
Date: 05/31/2013
Code Project’s Azure Cloud Challenge
We have started a new Azure Cloud Challenge, in partnership with Code Project. It is already on...
Date: 05/30/2013
Updated policies for the Windows Azure Guest Operating System Images
I just received this email from the Windows Azure team about some updates to the Windows Azure Guest...
Date: 05/29/2013
Scaffolding Tool for Windows Azure Mobile Services
One of my biggest mantras is: “Write only the code that only you can write” What I mean is, if the...
Date: 05/28/2013
APIMASH and Intro to Game Dev Raleigh
I’m really excited to be hosting a few events in the Microsoft Raleigh office focused on Windows 8...
Date: 05/23/2013
Attend a pilot event for a new tour series
We like to play with our format for events from time to time, and this time we are looking at a...
Date: 05/21/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: Spring Azure Update Review - IaaS, Web Sites, Licensing and more!
Abstract: Brian Hitney and Peter Laudati review and demo some of the latest updates and features...
Date: 05/20/2013
Windows Azure SDK 2.0 Released!
Go get it now! So what’s new? Web Sites – VS Tooling for diagnostics, management, and simplified...
Date: 05/20/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 6) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Adding Authentication
Abstract: In Part 6 of of their “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 apps”...
Date: 05/08/2013
“Driving Your Career” app in the Windows Store
I started my time at Microsoft by giving a farewell talk at my old company. I wanted a way to pass...
Date: 04/22/2013
Windows 8 “Elev8” App Challenge
We’re coming up on the annual Code Camp here in Charlotte, and this year, we thought it would fun to...
Date: 04/17/2013
Windows Azure IaaS Reaches General Availability
Today, Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS), including Virtual Machines and Virtual...
Date: 04/17/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 5) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Adding Push Notifications
Abstract: In Part 5 of of their “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 apps”...
Date: 04/15/2013
Event: Global Windows Azure Boot Camps
The Windows Azure Boot Camps are still going strong. This year they are holding a global event, with...
Date: 04/08/2013
TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Infrastructure as a Service – Windows Azure Virtual Machines & What’s in it for You
Mike Hester just had me as a guest on his TechNet Radio show. Check it out. You can see in the video...
Date: 04/08/2013
Event: Make it happen in the cloud
Here is a new event tour around Windows Azure. For full information, go to...
Date: 04/08/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 4) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – Azure Mobile Services
Abstract: In Part 4 of of their “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 apps”...
Date: 04/08/2013
Lessons learned from a cloud emergency
I have been focusing my career on the cloud for the past five years of so, and people reach out to...
Date: 04/01/2013
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 3) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps – ASP.NET Web API
Abstract: Back for part 3 in their series for “Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for...
Date: 03/29/2013
Windows Azure Mobile Services releases HTML5 client!
Windows Azure Mobile Services is a service platform that is part of Windows Azure. The team focuses...
Date: 03/19/2013
Bing Maps Mashup in Dark Skies
I’ve gotten a few requests about how to do a mashup in Dark Skies … so, thought I’d do a blog post...
Date: 03/15/2013
Many Windows Azure Updates
The great thing about becoming a devices and services company is that we can now engineer in monthly...
Date: 03/11/2013
How the cloud could have saved SimCity, and what you can learn from it
Let’s get this part out of the way. I am a big SimCity fan! SimCity 1 was the first boxed game...
Date: 03/08/2013
Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services
I'm extremely excited to announce the release of our official Android SDK for Windows Azure Mobile...
Date: 03/07/2013
Compressing as Individual Files in Folder
Let’s see how long it takes Jim Christopher to jump in with a better PowerShell solution. :) I had a...
Date: 03/06/2013
Check Out the New Windows Azure Hub on Channel 9
Several weeks ago we launched a new hub for Windows Azure on Channel 9. This hub will serve as an...
Date: 02/28/2013
New Windows Azure Mobile Services iOS Samples Available
I'm excited to share the news that we have released a number of new iOS samples for Windows Azure...
Date: 02/25/2013