Connected Show #40 - Migrating World Maps to Azure
A new year, a new episode. This time, the Connected Show hits 40! In this episode, guest Brian Hitney joins Peter to discuss how he migrated the My World Maps application to Windows Azure. Fresh off his Azure Firestarter tour through the eastern US, Brian talks about migration issues, scalability challenges, and blowing up shared hosting.
Also, Dmitry and Peter rap about Dancing with the Stars, the XBox 360 Kinect, Dmitry’s TWiT application for Windows Phone 7, and Dmitry’s outdoor adventures at 'Camp Gowannas'.
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Show Notes & Resources
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tems Discussed During News & Banter
Dmitry Dances With The Stars…
- Dmitry’s TWiTApplication for Windows Phone 7
- Dmitry’s Windows Phone 7 Application Center
- Dmitry Announces TWiT Application for Windows Phone 7
- Dmitry on Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott & Leo Laporte
- Dmitry on Guys From Queens Network
- Dmitry on Guys From Queens Network AGAIN
Kinect News & Dmitry’s Outdoor Adventures:
- 8 Million Kinects Sold in 60 Days!
- Netflix & Hulu Plus Coming Soon for the Kinect
- Engadget Coverage of Ballmers CES Keynote
- Do Your NSFW Research on Urban Dictionary
- The Gowanus Expressway
- Dmitry Talks At NYC Silverlight Meetup
Items Discussed During Interview with Brian
Catching up with Brian…
- Brian Hitneys Blog
- Follow Brian on Twitter
- Check Out Brian’s Squeakbox – The Ultimate Sound Effect App for Windows Phone 7
Migrating to Windows Azure:
- US Cloud Connection – Connecting US Devs With Azure
- Windows Azure Firestarter Fall 2010 Series Content
- Brian’s Firestarter Talk On Migrating World Maps To Azure
- Scaling DOWN With Windows Azure (Screencast)
- Scaling DOWN With Windows Azure – Text Version
- Worldmaps Update – Azure Migration Complete