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Hanu Kommalapati's musings on IoT architecture and implementation on Microsoft Azure platfrom
Microsoft’s cloud leadership per Gartner
Our company has done such a reset towards cloud computing in the last five years that the IT...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 10/27/2010
Setting up Sharepoint 2010 Development Environment on Windows 7
Technorati Tags: Sharepoint 2010,Development Environment,Windows 7 I was trying to set up a...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/18/2010
You asked for private cloud; we have it for you - Windows Azure Platform Appliance!
At WPC 2010, Microsoft announced a Windows Azure based private cloud for enterprises:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/12/2010
Free eBook on Windows Azure development
Just come across this great resource from Windows Azure blog:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/07/2010
Windows Azure is the top performer this week
Windows Azure is the top performer this week at https://www.CloudSleuth.net. Per their web site, they...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/05/2010
IE Reverses Trend – whew!
IE finally reversed trend per Net Applicaitons at the expense of FireFox. IE share now climbed from...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/02/2010
Continental Airlines IE8 Web Slices
If you are a frequent traveler, it is nice to know the deals what your favorite airline is offering...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/01/2010
Our book SOA with .NET and Windows Azure is now available!
I am one of the many coauthors of this wonderful book (I think ;) that takes a fundamental approach...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 06/09/2010
Windows Azure, SQL Azure and Windows Phone 7 at TechEd 2010
Here is the summary of the announcements made at TechEd 2010: SQL Azure 50 GB database option will...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 06/09/2010
Tribune Transforms Business for Heightened Relevance by Embracing Cloud Computing (Windows Azure)
Tribune’s adoption of Windows Azure is a great example of how IT can transform business and become a...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 06/07/2010
ISHIR moves their on-premise solution to Windows Azure cloud with minimal investment
Technorati Tags: Windows Azure,ISHIR,SQL Azure,Windows Azure Storage One of the Microsoft partners...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 05/28/2010
Silverlight 4 platform for rich applications inside or outside the web browser!
Tim has couple posts that lists the features of Silverlight 4 comprehensively: Read this first to...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 05/06/2010
Nice write up from Information Week on Microsoft Cloud Computing (Azure)
I just come across this and wanted to share it : https://bit.ly/cj9GIZ. -Hanu
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 05/03/2010
Restaurant Chain Outback Steakhouse Boosts Guest Loyalty with Social Networking and Cloud Computing
I just come across this Outback case study which demonstrates the typical use of cloud computing...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 03/20/2010
Windows Phone 7 Series developer story unveiled!
Scott Guthrie today unveiled the much anticipated Windows Phone 7 developer story at MIX10...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 03/15/2010
SharePoint 2010 & Office 2010 Launch date announced
Microsoft recently announced the launch date for SharePoint 2010 & Office 2010 as May 12th,...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 03/08/2010
Windows Azure Tools from 3rd parties
I come across the following tools and thought it might be helpful to post them here: ClumsyLeaf.com...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 03/07/2010
New Web Application Toolkits
Microsoft is launching three new Web Application Toolkits: a. Calendars 1.0 b. Bing Maps 1.0 c....
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 02/21/2010
Awesome is the word for Windows Phone 7!
Steve Ballmer and Joe Belfiore @ Mobile World Congress:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 02/21/2010
Nice post about Silverlight 4 features by Tim Heuer
Here is a nice blog post I come across from colleague of mine Tim Heuer on Silverlight 4 feature...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 02/09/2010
Couple of Azure Storage tools
Cloud Explorer: https://clumsyleaf.com/products/cloudxplorer Cloud Storage Studio:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 02/06/2010
Check out my Windows Azure article in MSDN Magazine
Windows Azure Platform for Enterprises: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee309870.aspx Excel...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 02/06/2010
How to change Windows Azure default quota settings?
When an Azure account (or subscription) is set up, the following default quota limits are applied...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 01/27/2010
Windows Azure Resources
Here is a list of Windows Azure resources I come across helpful in getting started on Microsoft...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 01/22/2010
Check my colleague's description of Betty Crocker Kitchen Assistant on Windows 7
General Mills and Microsoft have worked together to make the Betty Crocker Kitchen Assistant, a new...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 01/15/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Links
Here are a few links for downloading VS 2010 training kit and the relevant content to get you...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 01/12/2010
Watch Alicia Keys on Silverlight this Thursday!
For details please read my colleague's blog at:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 01/06/2010
Walmart.com IE8 Search Provider being promoted on ieaddons.com
Technorati Tags: Internet Explorer,Walmart.com,IE8,Search Provider,Internet Explorer 8 IE8 search...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 12/18/2009
Jon Box talked about IE8 on "deep fried Bytes" show
A colleague of mine Jon Box talked about the interesting aspects of IE8 that can be leveraged by web...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 12/05/2009
Windows Azure case studies launched at PDC 2009
Microsoft announced the production version of Windows Azure today at PDC 2009 in Los Angeles....
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 11/17/2009
Windows Azure now supports various OS image types
Azure Capability Price Remarks Compute (server usage) Small - $0.12 /instance-hourMedium -...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 11/17/2009
Dominos Azure eCommerce application blogged by Jon Box
The Dominos system announced at pdc09 uses TomCat on Azure:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 11/17/2009
iStore is creating a Windows Azure based Digital Oilfield solution - PetroTrek Online
iStore (The Information Store) is developing the petroleum industry's first public cloud offering on...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 11/17/2009
Cost Oriented Architecture of Cloud Applications
As I was speaking to a group of customers few days ago, one question kept coming back - the impact...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 10/28/2009
Silverlight ad publishing resources
Just come across a couple of nice resources for the creation and publishing of ads on Silverlight...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/25/2009
Advertising terminology on the Internet
Just found a great resource while doing a bit of research on the advertising terminology:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/23/2009
Windows Azure product team blogs
Here are the official Microsoft product team blogs for Windows Azure: Window Azure:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/19/2009
Windows Azure Management API and .NET Services Update
Couple of new announcement from the Windows Azure team: Windows Azure Management API:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/19/2009
Windows 7 legacy scanner support by VueScan
If you have an old scanner you can't let go, I recently come across this application VueScan that...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/19/2009
How to do Silverlight push notifications?
Here is a nice blog post on Silverlight PolingHttpPushBinding usage:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/17/2009
Video card testing tools
I was on the phone with tech support for a laptop display issue and they pointed me to a nice set of...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/13/2009
Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Web Slice, Accelerator, Search Provider resources
I constantly receive questions about IE8 resources and thought that it is useful to aggregate them...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 09/02/2009
JDBC Driver for SQL Server 2008
I was researching on the availability of JDBC driver for SQL Server 2008 and found the following...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 08/20/2009
SQL Azure CTP announced
SQL Azure Community Technology Preview (CTP) was announced on 8/18/2009; SQL Azure is a database in...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 08/20/2009
National Instruments (NI) showcased their Silverlight based instrumentation tools today!
Austin based National Instruments showcased their Silverlight based programming tools this morning....
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 08/05/2009
Azure pricing explained!
Azure Capability Price Remarks Compute (server usage) $0.12 /instance-hour Compute charge is...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 08/03/2009
List of Silverlight 3 case studies published recently!
Hi, I was recently looking for the latest Silverlight 3 case studies and one of my favorite...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/30/2009
Silverlight Version Compatibility
Considering Silverlight being in its 3rd rev, end users often come across scenarios where a web...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/27/2009
Nice articles on ad network fundamentals
I just came across the following nice set of articles on ad networks:...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/26/2009
National Instruments is using Silverlight to create tools for scientists and engineers
I had the pleasure of working with the brightest of National Instruments on a Silverlight project...
Author: hanuk_MSFT Date: 07/13/2009