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The future is … App Stores (oh and Cloud)
Yesterday I was presenting on the Windows Azure Platform to Microsoft ISVs in Manchester (slides and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 11/02/2011
Over 20 years in the industry… and I’m reduced to…
Creating this to start my Thursday Related Links: Sign up for 6 weeks of FREE help to build a...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/27/2011
Six Weeks of Windows Azure – Tips to make the most of those six weeks! #6weeksazure #azure
We have designed Six Weeks of Windows Azure to ensure a company with no exposure to the...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/19/2011
Announcing Six Weeks of Windows Azure – FREE help from Microsoft UK #6weeksazure #azure
[Previously posted on my team blog] Quick Link: Sign up for FREE help in the UK on exploring and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/19/2011
Slides and Links from MPN Windows Azure Briefing 19th Oct 2011
Big thanks to everyone who attended my Windows Azure workshop in Birmingham yesterday. Two of you...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/19/2011
Slides and Links from UK BizSpark Azure Camp Sep 30th
On Friday David and I delivered a new session as part of a great agenda for the BizSpark Azure Camp....
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/03/2011
October 4th to 6th–FREE Online Conferences on Phone, Azure and IE
Three days of FREE conferences on the latest technologies from Microsoft – without even needing to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/28/2011
Windows Azure sessions from the BUILD conference
Although the BUILD conference was primarily about Windows 8, there was still a lot of great sessions...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/23/2011
Cloud computing is full – you will be connected as soon as possible
One interesting example of cloud computing is the OnLive (https://onlive.co.uk) gaming service...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/22/2011
Working with Windows Azure on the Windows Developer Preview of Windows 8
There is a new Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. Which is cool. The kit includes templates and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/22/2011
Early Windows 8 Resources to sift through
Last week while I was on holiday in Seville, sipping sangria and enjoying full sun and 37 degrees...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/21/2011
Nice idea–“Under Fire” resources for the Windows Azure Platform
Just stumbled across this work from Alik. He has grouped together resources for those moments when...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/21/2011
Hello Windows 8… wow!
My Lenovo W520 (nice machine by the way) now has the Windows 8 Developer Preview running on it....
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/20/2011
Windows Azure BizSpark Camp on Friday 30th Sep in London
I will be presenting “Azure goodness” at another (no doubt) excellent BizSpark camp at the end of...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/20/2011
Handy online tool for accessing SQL Azure
Yesterday I posted on SQL Azure Backup from Red-Gate but I forgot to mention another handy tool they...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/14/2011
Backing up SQL Azure with Backup from Red-Gate
Last week I finally got round to trying out the beta of a new tool from Red-Gate software – SQL...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/13/2011
Nice improvement to navigating tech information on the Windows Azure site
Yey – we now have a much better way to navigate the Windows Azure site. I have a sneaky...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/12/2011
Automating Azure 1.4 Packaging using MSBuild and CSPack–via Iain Hunter
I stumbled upon the wordpress blog of Iain Hunter last week whilst moving my own over to wordpress....
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/09/2011
Microsoft Data Centers – more impressive than sliced bread?
Last week it felt like every colleague and customer I bumped into had just come back from visiting...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/08/2011
Are you using Workflow Foundation? And Azure? Then you need the CTP of the Activity Pack
In September we released the first CTP of the Workflow Foundation Activity Pack for Windows Azure....
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/07/2011
The evolution of the web–a visual journey
Ever wondered when AJAX first appeared? When Netscape Navigator stopped? When HTML4 came into...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/06/2011
FREE Windows Azure Bootcamps in the UK – 23rd Sep Manchester, 30th Sep London
If you are a developer looking to take advantage of cloud computing, but you haven’t yet taken the...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/06/2011
Windows Azure Tools from Quest including graphical monitoring with Spotlight on Azure
I haven’t had a chance to play with them yet (downloading now) – but these three tools from Quest...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/05/2011
Silverlight 5 RC with a touch of Mike Taulty
The release candidate for Silverlight 5 is now available for download over on the Silverlight.NET...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/05/2011
The answer is 42. Now what is the question?
42 is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything 42 also happens to be the number of days in...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/02/2011
Universal ASP.NET Providers??? Getting SQL Azure to handle your Session State
While pulling together this post on the August release of the Windows Azure Tools I noted that the...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/02/2011
Back to the future with HTML, JavaScript and CSS – amazon take my money now…
Back in 1996 I joined Microsoft to primarily work on SQL Server. By 1997 I was heavily involved in...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/02/2011
August 2011 release of the Windows Azure Tools adds some welcome bits
Downloadable through the Web Platform Installer this update adds some very nice features. Profile...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/01/2011
No OLEDB support in SQL Server post Denali
The next release of Microsoft SQL Server, codename “Denali”, will be the last release to support OLE...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/31/2011
Do you think that the term Independent Software Vendor is still relevant?
Do you think in a world of html, cloud, services and startups that the term Independent Software...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/31/2011
System Center Monitoring Pack for Windows Azure Applications
With the monitoring pack you can now check on the availability and performance of your applications...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/31/2011
FREE One Day Windows Azure Discovery Workshops – second Tues of every month
Subsequent to the September 12th workshop (which I previously blogged on ) we will be delivering...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/30/2011
Windows Azure limits – a reminder that they exist
Whist reading through Architecture of Tankster– Scale (Part 2) I noted that Nathan had looked at...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/30/2011
Do we need another Distributed Version Control System?
Well, the short answer is I have absolutely no idea. I have never used one in anger but have played...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/30/2011
My very own sock rabbit
Imagine the surprise when I opened my birthday presents today to find this creation from my 17 year...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/30/2011
Just testing out cross posting from wordpress to blogs.msdn.com via Live Writer
Using https://clarius.codeplex.com/releases/view/6626 Which then needs some text: “The options...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/30/2011
Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games v1.0
I like it when my work life meets my gaming life and this is one of those moment. The toolkit for...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/30/2011
Bloggers who write about ISV “Stuff”
Bloggers who write about ISV “stuff”. And if you were wondering what an “ISV” is … well, it means...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/26/2011
Autoscaling Windows Azure applications coming this autumn
Technically there are lots of way to do this already (including AzureWatch which I blogged on back...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/26/2011
Last couple of spaces for the Windows Azure Discovery Workshop Sep 12th
I just checked and we are down to our last couple of spaces for this workshop. Check out the full...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/26/2011
Should I be concerned … house details just sent to me by my wife :)
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31286458.html
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/26/2011
Please subscribe to ericnelson.wordpress.com
If you can see this post then you are subscribed to the wrong feed. This site...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/26/2011
One day on with wordpress.com
And … all looking well. Checked: - Code snippets can be handled - Slideshare can be handled -...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/24/2011
Welcome to my new blog as of August 2011
August 2011 and time for a new blogging platform … and the winner is … WordPress. The plan is to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/23/2011
Giving feedback on SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 and SQL Azure
SQL Server “Denali” is at CTP3 – and would therefore very much welcome feedback. SQL Azure continues...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/22/2011
When is it ok to come 10th and 5th? When the folks in front of you are this good :-)
Guy who runs the excellent DotNetDevNet user group out of Bristol posted back in June on the top...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/22/2011
Deciding on Windows Azure – much more than just a technical decision
This post on the Windows Azure blog caught my eye as a) it includes UK early adopter eTVMedia and b)...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/22/2011
FREE Online Windows Phone Mango training August 23rd and 24th
MVPs Rob Miles and Andy Wigley are back! Microsoft Learning hosted a Windows Phone 7 Jump Start...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/19/2011
Annual SQL Server Connectivity Survey – live until 9th September 2011
The Microsoft SQL Server team has been interacting on a regular basis with developers and users in...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/16/2011