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Principal Consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services based in Irvine, CA. I blog on Azure and Application Lifecycle Management using Agile techniques.
Microsoft Azure Data Security (Data Cleansing and Leakage)
Disclaimer: The procedures explained in this document are now current as of September 2014, and are...
Date: 09/04/2014
Windows Azure PaaS ACLs Are Here!
Even though there wasn’t much fanfare about it in the release of the Windows Azure SDK 2.3, the PaaS...
Date: 04/22/2014
Accessing Azure SQL DB from an Azure VM Using the External IP Address
A customer asked me the other day how they can disallow arbitrary machines from within the Windows...
Date: 01/31/2014
Filtering Azure Applications in SCOM 2012 Performance Views
Okay, so you now have your shiny, new installation of SCOM 2012 up and running. You have migrated...
Date: 10/22/2013
Creating Load Balanced Virtual Machines in a Virtual Network
I have seen in a couple of places where it has been mistakenly implied that you can’t create load...
Date: 06/13/2013
Moving a Windows Azure Virtual Machine from one Virtual Network to Another
Today I was trying to find an easy way to move a virtual machine from one Virtual Network to...
Date: 05/29/2013
Walkthrough to Configure System Center Management Pack for Windows Azure Fabric Preview for SCOM 2012 SP1 (with a MetricsHub Bonus)
The wait is finally over. This is a huge update to the Azure Management Pack over the one that was...
Date: 04/13/2013
Setting Up an Alert for Hosted Service State Changes in SCOM 2007 R2
I’m posting this by request from a customer who desires to setup an alert when a hosted service...
Date: 02/19/2013
Creating Unit Monitors for Windows Azure Performance Counters in SCOM 2007 R2
Monitors are powerful management pack objects in SCOM. In the Operations Manager documentation, a...
Date: 05/23/2012
Viewing the Operations Manager Event Log on Your SCOM 2007 R2 or SCOM 2012 Management Server from the Operations Console
In corporate environments, sometimes a SCOM administrator is given access to the Operations Console...
Date: 05/22/2012
Notes on Monitoring Windows Event Logs and Trace Logs in SCOM 2007 R2
In my previous post, I showed you how to visualize Windows Azure Event logs in SCOM 2007 R2. I would...
Date: 05/11/2012
Visualizing Windows Azure Event Logs in SCOM 2007 R2
In this blog, I will demonstrate how to visualize event logs in SCOM 2007 R2. Even though the...
Date: 02/17/2012
Resolving Windows Azure Diagnostics Connection String Issues with SCOM 2007 R2
In earlier versions of the Windows Azure SDK, the default Windows Azure Diagnostics string provided...
Date: 01/16/2012
Testing Windows Azure Web Apps with Synthetic Transactions in SCOM 2007 R2
Synthetic transactions with SCOM are one way you can automate a set of web requests to test various...
Date: 12/28/2011
Grooming Collected Diagnostics Data from Windows Azure Storage in SCOM 2007 R2
Recently, I had a colleague ask me how to groom diagnostic data collected in Windows Azure storage...
Date: 12/28/2011
SCOM 2007 R2 Event Log Alerting and Monitoring for Azure Applications
Through rules, SCOM provides a powerful system for capturing specific events from the event log of...
Date: 08/18/2011
Configuring SCOM 2007 R2 Performance Views and Dashboards for Monitoring Azure Applications
In previous blog posts I demonstrated how to setup your Azure performance counters, how to install...
Date: 04/28/2011
Configuring Azure Diagnostics Performance Counter Monitoring in SCOM 2007 R2
In my last post, I provided a primer on installing SCOM 2007 R2 along with the Azure Management Pack...
Date: 03/18/2011
A Primer on Installing SCOM 2007 R2 and Windows Azure Application Monitoring
You can find the full procedures in the SCOM 2007 R2 Deployment Guide and Azure Management Pack...
Date: 02/14/2011
Setting Up Performance Counters In Your Azure Web and Worker Roles
For those wondering how to setup performance counters on your web or worker roles when you deploy...
Date: 01/31/2011
XML Namespace Issue in Azure Diagnostics Event Log Entries
I recently had a customer migrating an application to Azure whose policy is to send well-formed XML...
Date: 01/31/2011
Three Best Practices For Success in TFS 2010 Agile Projects
Okay, there are a lot of things you probably should be doing in TFS 2010 and probably are already...
Date: 11/26/2010
Handling Change Requests in Three Tier Hierarchy for MSF Agile 5.0
In this short post, I will discuss two models for handling change requests in the MSF Agile 5.0...
Date: 11/13/2010
Getting Started on Manual Testing With Microsoft Test Manager 2010
The Microsoft Test Manager 2010 is a new manual testing tool that integrates fully with Team...
Date: 11/11/2010
Using a Three Tier Work Item Hierarchy With TFS 2010
This blog is to introduce you to one three-tier work item strategy we use at Microsoft for tracking...
Date: 11/10/2010
Using MSF Agile 5.0 Workbooks in Visual Studio 2010 and TFS 2010
This blog provides a walkthrough of using the provided workbooks for iterative projects in the TFS...
Date: 11/09/2010
A Few Critical Success Factors for TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 Migrations
With the considerable uptake of Team Foundation Server 2010, it's time to get some blogs out there...
Date: 07/01/2010
Details on Modifying Out of the Box SharePoint Site Templates for TFS 2008
For a long time I have wanted to get around to writing precise instructions on how to modify the out...
Date: 02/23/2010
Decomposition of Tasks and Agile Methods with Team Foundation Server
It’s late on a Sunday night and I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I would crank out a blog post...
Date: 02/22/2010
Problem with SharePoint Install When Configuring TFS 2010 Release Candidate
I ran into a problem doing a split install (separate App Tier and Data Tier) of Team Foundation...
Date: 02/21/2010
How Do I Connect to TFS 2010 From Visual Studio 2008?
I'm sure some are wondering if they will be able to connect to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010...
Date: 02/15/2010
Outlook 2010 Beta: Are Unwanted Contacts Showing Up On Your Mobile Device?
Since installing the latest Office 2010 Beta, I noticed new contacts in Outlook 2010 showing up on...
Date: 02/13/2010
In a Dual-Tier TFS 2008 Install, Do I Need a SQL Server License for the Application Tier?
A customer asked me the following question a couple of days ago: "To install SQL Reporting, you must...
Date: 02/02/2010
Can I install TFS 2008 in a Dual-tier Configuration Without Admin Rights to the SQL Server Machine?
Yes, you can, but this is not recommended. Although the TFS 2008 documentation requests that the...
Date: 02/02/2010