David Aiken

What are .NET Services?

david — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:54:32 GMT

.NET Services is part of the Windows Azure platform. Find out more about .NET Services with this new screencast from Nigel Watling below, or see it on channel 9 at http://Channel9.msdn.com/azure.

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George Moore talks about Windows Azure

david — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:23:21 GMT

Check out Charles Torre talking with George Moore (21 year MS veteran) about the what is behind the billing of Azure. Watch the interview on Channel 9 at http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/George-Moore-Windows-Azure-Business-Model-for-Developers-An-Introduction/ or enjoy it below.

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Quiz: How long does it take to get a Windows Azure token?

david — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:51:17 GMT

Fantastic news. You can now register for access for Windows Azure and receive a token right there and then.

So if you have 10 minutes now – why not sign up and deploy an app right now.

Download the training kit – and look for the deployment demo – we’ve even have an app for you to deploy and a screen cast on how to do it.

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Deploying Applications on Windows Azure

david — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:17:00 GMT

One of the cool things about Windows Azure is how easy it is to deploy applications. Ryan Dunn has just posted a new screencast on Channel 9 showing you how you can deploy apps – see it here http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/dunnry/Deploying-Applications-on-Windows-Azure/ or watch it below. You can even grab the code from code gallery at http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/mytodo.

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PDC Windows Azure Pre-Conference

david — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:11:27 GMT

Robert Hess talks to Chris Auld who is on point to run our Developing for Windows Azure PDC Pre-Conference session. You can find out more on the official PDC09 site at http://microsoftpdc.com/Sessions/Architecting-and-Developing-for-Windows-Azure.

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SQL Azure CTP available & updated training kit

david — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:59:39 GMT

You can now check out the first CTP of SQL Azure. You can find out more about SQL Azure and how to sign up at http://blogs.msdn.com/ssds/default.aspx.

To help you get started with SQL Azure, we have updated the Windows Azure Platform training kit with new SQL Azure content in the August release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. We have also updated many of the existing labs and presentations in line with recent developments of the platform.

The kit now includes:

Hands On Labs

Building Windows Azure Services
Windows Azure Native Code
Windows Azure and PHP
Getting Started with Windows Azure Storage
Using Windows Azure Tables
Building ASP.NET MVC Applications with Windows Azure - New
Building ASP.NET Web Form Applications with Windows Azure - New
Migrating Applications to Windows Azure - New
Introduction to SQL Azure - New
Migrating Databases to SQL Azure - New
Building Your First SQL Azure App - New
Introduction to the .NET Service Bus
Building Hybrid Applications - New

Presentations

Azure Platform Overview
What is Windows Azure?
Windows Azure Storage Overview
Introduction to Windows Azure
Building Services using Windows Azure
Introduction to SQL Azure - Updated
Building Applications using SQL Azure - New
Scaling Out with SQL Azure - New
Introduction to .NET Services
Building Applications Using the .NET Service Bus

There are also a heap of demos/walkthroughs available in the kit, including a new “deployment” demo.

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New Windows Azure presentations

david — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:55:51 GMT

Ryan Dunn on my team has produced 2 great videos on Windows Azure.

What is Windows Azure

Windows Azure Storage Overview

Windows Azure Platform Pricing

david — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:08:50 GMT

Last week at Microsoft’s World Wide Partner Conference we announced details of pricing, SLA and business model.

The Partner Story for Azure

You can watch Doug’s talk above or at http://digitalwpc.com/Videos/FeaturedVideos/Permalink/928684a0-ae90-421d-9925-81d997e6ff39, and view the details at http://www.microsoft.com/azure/pricing.mspx.

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May CTP of the Windows Azure Tools & SDK

david — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:55:35 GMT

The Windows Azure and Visual Studio teams have just released the new version of the Windows Azure SDK and the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.

New for May 2009:

Support for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1
Update for Visual Studio 2008
Improved integration with the Development Fabric and Storage services to improve the reliability of debug and run of Cloud Services from Visual Studio
Enhanced robustness and stability

Release notes/Known issues are available here

Visual Studio 2010 compatible samples are available here

The Azure Services Training Kit is here.

There is also a training kit on Visual Studio 2010 here, and some great content on Visual Studio 2010 & .Net Framework 4.0 on the 10-4 show.

Note, .Net Framework 4.0 is not yet supported in the Windows Azure Cloud. Please see this post for more information.

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More Azure Samples

david — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:56:36 GMT

The team have been busy over the last few weeks getting some more samples out for Azure. Here is a quick run down:

Bid Now Sample

Bid Now is an online auction site designed to demonstrate how you can build highly scalable consumer applications.

This sample is built using Windows Azure and uses Windows Azure Storage. Auctions are processed using Windows Azure Queues and Worker Roles. Authentication is provided via Live Id. One of the cool things that Bid Now demonstrates is how you can de-normalize data in Windows Azure Table Storage, to build a very scalable application. Check out Bid Now at http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/bidnowsample.

Windows Azure Management Tool (MMC)

The Windows Azure Management Tool was created to manage your storage accounts in Windows Azure. Developed as a managed MMC, the tool allows you to create and manage both blobs and queues. Easily create and manage containers, blobs, and permissions. Add and remove queues, inspect or add messages or empty queues as well. You can find out more about the MMC at http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsazuremmc.

Contoso Cycles

Contoso Cycles shows how the Azure Services Platform can be used to build a supply chain application. .NET Services allows messages to flow between companies across firewalls, NATs and routers. You can download Contoso Cycles from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/contosocycles.

Please feel free to feedback on this samples in the discussions on each site.

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