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Tips and Tricks for Visual Studio + Windows Azure at PDC ‘09
For those of you that will be attending PDC, I wanted to let you know about a session I’ll be doing...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/10/2009
Couple neat Windows Azure Storage related announcements
In case you missed this on the Windows Azure blog, there were a couple of neat announcements around...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/06/2009
Setting Up SQL Server Management Studio with SQL Server Express 2008 Installed
One of the things I’ve been playing with lately is SQL Azure. I’ll post about my experience using...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/02/2009
Changing the Windows Azure Service Configuration when running on the DevFabric
Here’s a fun little thing I found out about recently. Suppose, I have a Cloud Service that I’m...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 10/27/2009
Windows Azure Service Management PowerShell cmdlets
In case you didn't see this on Ryan Dunn's blog, we just released some neat Powershell cmdlets that...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 10/27/2009
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Coming Soon
Recently, I updated a somewhat out of context (for this blog) post titled "Windows Azure Tools and...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 10/26/2009
Windows Azure Tools and Visual Studio 2010
Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 10/18/2009
Installing the Windows Azure Tools using the Web Platform Installer
Today, the IIS team released a the Web Platform Installer 2.0 RTW. Among the many cool new...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 09/24/2009
Using WCF on Windows Azure
Today, the WCF team released a patch that will help you if your are using WCF on Windows Azure....
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 09/23/2009
Using app.config in the July 2009 CTP
In the July 2009 CTP of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, we introduced a bug...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 08/17/2009
Working with Multiple Web and Worker Roles
After you install the July 2009 CTP and create a new project via File | New Project | Cloud Service,...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 07/20/2009
Windows Azure Tools and SDK July 2009 CTP
I’m pleased to announce that we have released a new version of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK!...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 07/20/2009
The Windows Azure CGI Web Role Template Explained
Many of you may not even know this, but as part of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 07/11/2009
Not too late to vote for your favorite new CloudApp()
[Update, voting for US entries has now concluded - opening for the international winner will open...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 06/22/2009
May CTP of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK - Now Supports Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (includes SDK). If the release is still propagating,...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 05/28/2009
Adding an HTTPS Endpoint to a Windows Azure Cloud Service
[Update: With the November 2009 release of the Windows Azure Tools - this post is now obsolete - an...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 05/12/2009
Azure Services Platform Developer Challenge
Azure Services Platform Developer Challenge! Everything you need to know from a page hosted on...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 05/05/2009
Windows Azure Geo-Location is Live
Back at Mix ‘09, we announced that Windows Azure will have support for specifying which geographical...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 04/30/2009
The Easy Way to Install the Windows Azure Tools and SDK Pre-Requisites
(Update 9/24/2009 -- We're now included in the Web Platform Installer! See:...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 04/20/2009
Digging in to the Windows Azure Service Package
What is the Service Package? It is what contains the Service Definition for your Cloud Service along...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 04/16/2009
iisfcgi.dll is not up-to-date?
If you are trying a FastCGI application on Windows Azure and see the following message: CCT: Error:...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 04/15/2009
Windows Azure Mix Videos
If you weren't able to make it to MIX09, you can catch videos of the sessions. My session is...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 03/22/2009
Updated Release Notes for the Windows Azure Tools March 2009 CTP
Update: We've refreshed the release and this new release resolves these issues. See here for more...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 03/19/2009
Walkthrough: Enabling Full Trust to Call Native Code on Windows Azure
One of the cool new features in the Windows Azure Mix 09 CTP is the ability to run your Web and/or...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 03/18/2009
Now available: March CTP of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK
New release of the Windows Azure SDK and Tools! From now on, you only have to download the Windows...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 03/18/2009
Updates to Windows Azure MVC Cloud Service for MVC RC2
[For more recent information on using ASP.NET MVC with Windows Azure please see this post.] ASP.Net...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 03/08/2009
Windows Azure Tools session at Mix '09 - Come on down!
For those of you who are attending Mix '09, it'd be great if you could come check out my tools talk...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 03/04/2009
Fix available: ASP.Net MVC RC Crash in a Windows Azure Cloud Service Project
For those of you that have been unfortunate enough to experience the VS crash when using the ASP.Net...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/26/2009
Azure Services Platform Webcast Series
We're really starting to get a solid set of resources out there for Windows Azure developers! Cloud...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/24/2009
Windows Azure Series on All About Microsoft
Probably a little silly for me to re-blog something that Mary-Jo Foley has posted, but I've had fun...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/24/2009
Potential Crash in VS when using the MVC RC on Windows Azure
I've received some comments as well as have been contacted by a couple of customers about an issue...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/15/2009
Deploying a Service Package from Cloud Storage
We recently deployed a new version of the Azure Services Development Portal. For those of you who...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/13/2009
Windows Azure How Do I Videos
We just released 9 of 40 "How Do I" videos on using the Azure Services Platform - right now the...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/12/2009
February Update to the Azure Services Training Kit
The Azure Services Evangelism team just released an update to the Azure Services Training Kit. This...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/06/2009
Using an Existing ASP.NET Web Application as a Windows Azure Web Role
[For an expanded walkthrough about using an existing ASP.NET Web Application in a Cloud Service and...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 02/05/2009
Adding Files to your Windows Azure Service Package
When using the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio, there are two times that you end up creating a...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 01/28/2009
Debugging Silverlight in a Web Role on the Development Fabric
As part of the announcement of the January 2009 CTP of the Windows Azure Tools was "Added support to...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 01/16/2009
Packaging up Dependencies
Albert Pascual just posted an interesting article on his experience using Windows Azure. A...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 12/17/2008
Multiple Service Configurations for a Windows Azure Cloud Service
In the PDC '08 release of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, when you create a new...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 12/10/2008
Your Live Mesh in your car
azurejournal just posted an article, Porsche, Live Mesh and Windows Azure which touches on a cool...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 12/05/2008
Updated: Walkthrough on Deploying a Cloud Service (on Windows Azure)
I've updated the walkthrough I wrote on Deploying a Cloud Service on MSDN based on some feedback....
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 12/05/2008
Creating Tables
A coworker of mine, Steve Marx, recently posted about creating tables only once due to the...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 12/03/2008
Visual Studio "Publish" of a Large Windows Azure Cloud Service may Fail
Update: This has been fixed in the January 2009 CTP of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/14/2008
SpaceBlock File Transfer Utility now Supports Windows Azure Blob Storage
Right on the heels of my post on how to use the CloudDrive sample to access the logs for your...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/12/2008
Using the CloudDrive Sample to Access Windows Azure Logs
On Windows Azure, you can output trace messages when your Roles are running "in the cloud". You...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/12/2008
ASP.Net MVC on Windows Azure with Providers
[For more recent information on using ASP.NET MVC with Windows Azure please see this post.] Before...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/10/2008
Reading a Server Side XML File on Windows Azure
A question that I got at PDC was whether or not you could read an XML file contained in your Web...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/07/2008
Silverlight MediaElement Playing a Video stored in Windows Azure Blob Storage
There are two things that I want to show in this post: That you can use Silverlight in a Windows...
Author: Jim Nakashima - MSFT Date: 11/05/2008