Windows Azure, Windows Phone and Windows Client https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/feed.xml This blog is for decision makers interested in partnering with Microsoft on Windows Azure, Windows Phone and Windows client. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:48:20 GMT en-US hourly 1 We Come To You: Discover Windows Azure https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/we-come-to-you-discover-windows-azure Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:34:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/11/28/we-come-to-you-discover-windows-azure/ There are quite a few ways to learn more about how Windows Azure can cut development times and enter new markets faster.

One way is to attend an in-person event for half a day.

These are three free events are taking place in the eastern US – just click on the registration links:

Discover Windows Azure Event

Date: 12/5/2011 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Tampa Florida 33609 United States
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032499953&culture=en-us

Date: 12/7/2011 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Washington District of Columbia 20015 United States
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032499954&culture=en-us

Date: 1/24/2012 10:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: New York New York 10104 United States
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032499955&culture=en-us

More in-person events are listed here.

]]> Light at the End of the Tunnel https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:42:42 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/10/22/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/ Putting a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application up in the cloud is all well and good but what about making money from that application?

There has to be light at the end of the tunnel for any commercial application development.

The business decision to choose a platform on which to publish a commercial cloud application has to made in tandem with a clear view of how to sell, transact and procure the application.

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The Windows Azure Marketplace is a global online market for customers and partners to share, buy, and sell finished SaaS applications.

It is free to list applications in the marketplace. For applications that are commerce enabled, Microsoft uses a 20/80 revenue sharing model.

The steps to get in to the marketplace are fairly straightforward.

https://datamarket.azure.com/publishing 

Getting Started:
  1. Get your data/app ready Download the App or Data Publishing Kit below for a simple guide to readying your data or application.
  2. Sign and return the agreement Download the Windows Azure Marketplace Agreement Package below. The Agreement defines the terms and conditions for being a publisher in the Windows Azure Marketplace. You need to fill in all of the blanks on the first page, sign TWO original copies, and mail them to the address included in the package.
  3. Complete and return the questionnaire The App and Data Publishing Kits include a questionnaire to gather all of the technical information we need to get you set up. Complete the questionnaire following the included instructions for each offering you would like us to publish in the marketplace. Once we have the executed agreement and completed questionnaire(s) we will queue your offering(s) for verification and publication into the marketplace.
]]> Windows Azure LIVE CHAT Goes… Live https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/windows-azure-live-chat-goes-live Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:15:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/10/16/windows-azure-live-chat-goes-live/ Now trying out and adopting the Windows Azure platform got little easier.

Call center teams are ready and willing to help answer your Windows Azure platform questions.

  • How much will the Windows Azure platform really cost me?
  • What am I getting myself in to?
  • What is a compute instance?
  • I have a client-server application. Is it viable to move it to the Windows Azure platform?
  • I want to market and sell my cloud application. What are the best ways to connect to a marketplace?

Visit www.azure.com and see what I mean.

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]]> Plug in Your Numbers for Windows Azure Pricing https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/plug-in-your-numbers-for-windows-azure-pricing Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:47:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/09/15/plug-in-your-numbers-for-windows-azure-pricing/ I mentioned in an earlier blog post that we had plugged in some estimates for Windows Azure usage for different types of application scenarios.

I’ve posted a more detailed analyses for the scenarios here:

  1. Windows Azure Pricing Scenario: Asset Tracking Application
  2. Windows Azure Pricing Scenario: E-Commerce Web Site
  3. Windows Azure Pricing Scenario: Sales Training Application
  4. Windows Azure Pricing Scenario: Social Media Application

Remember with Windows Azure you must look at the total developmental costs. There is no configuration of the platform.

The platform is a service, in point of fact.

Developer hours can be reduced because developers are using familiar tools, debugging locally and then putting up their finished work on the platform service. Developers are not trying to figure out what infrastructure configuration best meets their needs and they are no longer maintaining that infrastructure.

If you think Windows Azure platform is the right choice, check it out.

 

 

]]> Great App Make Noise https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/great-app-make-noise Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:07:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/07/09/great-app-make-noise/ I often get asked by phone developers about some good ways to make noise about their Windows Phone 7 apps.

There are a few steps below to create a great app and tell Microsoft about.

Get started creating and submitting an app:

  1. Download and install the Windows Phone developer tools
  2. Register with App Hub Marketplace by creating a developer account
  3. Build, test, and submit applications and games while taking advantage of the great Windows Phone 7 content and vibrant forums

Register for Microsoft Platform Ready and profile an app – it takes a few minutes.  https://phone.microsoftplatformready.com/Dashboard.aspx 

When you profile a compatible Windows Phone 7 app you will be automatically submitted for a chance to be featured in the Developer Heroes Showcase. Twice a month the Windows Phone 7 team will choose from hundreds of apps and feature the best of the best on the site -- giving the selected heroes a space to show off their hard work and creative ability.

https://phone.microsoftplatformready.com/HeroesHome.aspx

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]]> Windows Phone: Why Waste a Recipe? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/windows-phone-why-waste-a-recipe Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:38:09 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/06/30/windows-phone-why-waste-a-recipe/ I like to cook. I’m not great at it. 60% of the recipes I try get the “no comment” family review. But I like to try.

And I like to save time and build on other’s success.

I’ve talked to a lot of phone developers that want to put their mobile applications on to Windows Phone. They don’t want to waste time. And they want their application to work. And they want great reviews.

This site could help you. “provide recipes to successfully design and build applications for the Window Phone.”

https://windowsphone.interoperabilitybridges.com/ 

Post forum questions https://windowsphone.interoperabilitybridges.com/discussions

Get free technical support via live chat  https://www.microsoftplatformready.com/us/dashboard.aspx 

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Cook up something great.

 

]]> SQL Azure Migration Wizard “solves a big problem for me” https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/sql-azure-migration-wizard-solves-a-big-problem-for-me Tue, 03 May 2011 08:42:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/05/03/sql-azure-migration-wizard-solves-a-big-problem-for-me/ My colleague George is working hard on the SQL Azure Migration Wizard [SQLAzureMW]

Some of the tool reviews speak for themselves.

Why SQL Azure?

  • Relational database service built on SQL Server technologies
  • If you know SQL, why waste development hours trying to configure and maintain your own or your hosted SQL Server box?
  • SQL Azure provides a highly available, scalable, multi-tenant database service hosted by Microsoft in the cloud

So, use the tool to migrate a SQL database to SQL Azure. SQLAzureMW is a user interactive wizard that walks a person through the analysis / migration process.

Got a question about SQL migration?   Get free help.

Sign up for Microsoft Platform Ready: https://www.microsoftplatformready.com/us/dashboard.aspx 

Chat, phone hours of operation are from 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Pacific Time.

]]> Dedicated to Massively Scalable https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/dedicated-to-massively-scalable Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:36:06 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/04/27/dedicated-to-massively-scalable/

The free edition of SQL Server offers the full programmability of the SQL Server database engine, but with some scalability restrictions. 

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition offers hardware support for massively scalable database solutions and enterprise-class data encryption capabilities.

There is a breadth of options that enables hosters to choose the edition that best suits their customers’ requirements without paying for features they don’t need.

Plus, get a $50 AMEX gift card* & Microsoft Office Professional 2010** when you verify a compatible SQL Server 2008, Express or 2008 R2 application with Microsoft Platform Ready by 5/31 ***

Learn more https://bit.ly/bzxp2g

Microsoft Platform Ready offers a wide range of FREE developer tools, resources, support and training to help get your applications compatible with Microsoft technologies including SQL Server, Windows Azure platform, Windows 7, Windows Server and others. https://www.microsoftplatformready.com/us/offers.aspx

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* View AMEX Gift Card Promotion Terms & Conditions

*View Microsoft Office 2010 Promotion Terms & Conditions

*** Available for MPN partners only

 

]]> Speed and Support Matters https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/speed-and-support-matters Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:20:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/04/12/speed-and-support-matters/ Sure. You can put up a website on a hosted or on-premise environment. You can then spend hours a month patching, monitoring, configuring your server.

Or, sure. You can go cheap and put up a site in a low monthly cost environment.

Azure is not about that.

The Windows Azure platform is about low cost of development because you can build web services fast. Azure is about no hassle server management. Azure is about building scalable solutions to accommodate high demand when you need it and scale down when you don’t.

Content management systems from Umbraco, Kentico, SiteCore and Composite can enable you to build highly scalable web experiences on Windows Azure.

Check it out: https://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/free-trial/cloud-website-development/

And with Microsoft, you get that other scale. The scale of a massive ecosystem of developers and all kinds of free technical support:

https://www.microsoftplatformready.com/us/dashboard.aspx 

https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=13496&st=1 

]]> Build at the Speed of Social: Facebook and Azure https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/webtech/build-at-the-speed-of-social-facebook-and-azure Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:41:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/webtech/2011/04/12/build-at-the-speed-of-social-facebook-and-azure/ As I’ve always said with Windows Azure and SQL Azure you can just concentrate on coding.

Let someone else worry about server provisioning, patching and configuring.

It now gets better for social applications.

Build Facebook apps quickly and on Windows Azure with less fuss.

Joe did it. So can you.

Need help? Get free technical support too: https://www.microsoftplatformready.com/us/dashboard.aspx

 

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