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“How Microsoft Manages Its Cloud Infrastructure at a Huge Scale”–TechEd 2011
As a software architect, I admit that I don’t have the practical experience around the hardware and...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/07/2011
Windows Azure at TechDays 2011, London
I, and some of the other folk at Microsoft who care about Windows Azure, will be presenting at...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/17/2011
David Chappell on Windows Azure
David Chappell has a gift for writing very clear and very readable white papers that explain quite...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/28/2011
How Active Web Solutions built their “Global Alerting Platform” on Windows Azure
I got my camera out, and met up with Richard Prodger, from Active Web Solutions (AWS) to discover...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/04/2011
Microsoft Azure BizSpark Camp, 25th March, 2011, London
Our team are pleased to announce the second annual Microsoft BizSpark Camp for the Windows Azure...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/28/2011
The Last “Second Monday of the Month" Windows Azure Briefing for Partners takes place on the 14th March–Book now…
I have been running our series of free One Day Windows Azure Briefings for Microsoft Partners, on...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/25/2011
Koodibook - publishing high-quality photo albums on Windows Azure
I have worked with the folks from Koodibooks for many years, and indeed, two of the founders are...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 12/18/2010
Latest Windows Azure Briefing
On Monday our team held a Windows Azure briefing to partners. My slides are now on-line here...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 12/15/2010
Windows Azure learnings - Mydeo's 2 Week Proof of Concept
Another video about Microsoft partners using Windows Azure, this time with Mydeo...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/15/2010
F# (and Windows Azure)
One of the great strengths of .NET is its language neutrality –whilst I may be a C# programmer,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/29/2010
Free One Day Windows Azure Briefings for Microsoft Partners - “Second Monday of Every Month"
These briefings are designed for Business decision makers, CTOs, senior architects and system...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/13/2010
Windows Azure Accelerated 2 Day Training Workshop, London 2010 / 2011 - £100
Although there is a lot of on-line material for Windows Azure, there are times when you can’t beat...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/07/2010
Windows Azure 2 Week Accelerated Virtual Training Workshop
Earlier this year, Eric Nelson and I ran a virtual course “6 Weeks of Windows Azure”. The format, a...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 09/07/2010
Latest “Understanding The Windows Azure Platform” slide deck
For those who attended our recent Windows Azure briefing and wanted the slide deck I created, here...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/29/2010
Windows Azure Platform: Articles from the Trenches Volume 1
Eric has just published his new ebook “Windows Azure Platform: Articles from the Trenches Volume 1”...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/23/2010
Windows Azure platform technical briefing – Tuesday 29th June 2010, Reading
As a follow-up from the “Migrating Business to the Cloud” event in London earlier this month our...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/21/2010
Real World Azure Projects
Just a quick reminder about some of the projects that folks have built using the Windows Azure...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/21/2010
“Migrating Business to the Cloud” – videos and slides
The slides and videos are now available for the recent “Migrating Business to the Cloud” event...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/21/2010
3 week Windows Azure “Proof of Concept” video
I recently had the chance to talk with Exceedra at the end of an intense 3 week Windows Azure “Proof...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/10/2010
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.2 & Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - June Update
Its a busy month for Windows Azure & SQL Azure, with lots of new announcements at TechEd 2010 in...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 06/09/2010
Windows Azure and Cloud Computing
Microsoft recently hosted a “Cloud Computing and Windows Azure” event at the BAFTA offices in...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/27/2010
Channel 9’s “Cloud Cover” Show
Channel 9’s excellent series on Windows Azure, “Cloud Cover”, hosted by Ryan Dunn and Steve Marx,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 05/04/2010
“Lap Around Windows Azure” at Tech Days 2010 UK
The feedback from Tech Days 2010 UK has been fantastic, and we are pleased that we had over 5000...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/30/2010
hbknowledgebase - 5 tips for cloud computing
Those nice chaps at howard / baines have created a series entitled “The Knowledgebase” which is a...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/26/2010
Register now for the FREE UK Microsoft Azure Self-paced Interactive Learning Course, starting May 10th
We (myself and Eric Nelson) have been working to create a fantastic opportunity to get...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 04/20/2010
Moe Khosravy talks about Codename "Dallas" on Channel 9
I recently interviewed Moe Khosravy about Dallas, a key part of the Azure platform, and found out...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/26/2010
Azure at TechDays in London on 15th April 2010
I am presenting at TechDays, which is a week of free technology events for developers and IT Pros,...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/25/2010
Microsoft Azure BizSpark Camp, London, 29th March 2010
On the 29th of March our team will be holding a technical day focused on Microsoft Cloud Computing...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/17/2010
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit Screencast - "Deploying and Monitoring Applications"
My latest Channel 9 video in which I interview Adrian Jakeman from QA, who takes you through one of...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 03/04/2010
Things to do in Birmingham on a Wet Saturday #37 – Code Windows Azure Applications
So its a Saturday and its wet outside – what else would you want to do, but write some Azure code....
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/28/2010
Live on “Radio Jakeman FM” aka Azure On-Line Lab Day
Andy Milligan and I joined Adrian Jakeman for “Azure On-Line Lab Day” and we had a great time, there...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/26/2010
Microsoft - Platinum Sponsor of Cloud Circle Launch Event
Microsoft recently signed on as The Cloud Circle's first Platinum Sponsor! and so I, and a few of my...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/24/2010
Join me at the Azure Open Space Coding Day – Saturday, February 27, 2010, Birmingham
Eric Nelson and I will be participating in our ever Open Space Coding Day later this month, up in...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/11/2010
Cloud Storage Studio
I have recently been using Cloud Storage Studio from Cerebrata to help with my Azure development...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/10/2010
The Eric and David Monthly Azure Podcast #1
Its out, its live! Eric Nelson and I, in our all new Monthly Azure podcast. Eric and I discuss the...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/09/2010
Real World Azure Projects – Sharpcloud
Earlier this week I meet up with the founders of Sharpcloud, a start-up and member of the Microsoft...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 02/04/2010
Real World Azure Projects - Factonomy
Now that Windows Azure and SQL Azure have launched, one of the questions that crops up when I meet...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 01/27/2010
Microsoft .NET do MORE
Here in the UK our team has launched a campaign entitled “Microsoft .NET do MORE” which is designed...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 01/07/2010
AWS (Active Web Solutions) doing cool, life saving stuff, with the Azure Platform
Over the last year, since Azure’s announcement at the 2008 PDC, when AWS first talked about their...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 12/30/2009
My latest “Understanding The Azure Platform” slide deck
My latest post PDC slide deck designed to provide an overview of Azure: Understanding The Azure...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 12/03/2009
Meet the Azure team at PDC09
I took my video camera to the PDC to meet some of the Azure team who are responsible for building...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/27/2009
Bing Maps . . . now with added London Tube Maps
This is very cool – on Bing Maps you can now overlay the London Tube!
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/13/2009
How Azure is being used in the real world - Azure Deep Dives in the UK
Microsoft runs occasional Azure Deep Dive events, with a small numbers of customers and partners, to...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/12/2009
Free Windows Azure Fasttrack Architecture Review for partners
Our team - the Microsoft Developer and Platform Group - are offering a limited number free half day...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/05/2009
Keith Knows Everything about SQL . . .
I work with Keith Burns, and as far as I can tell, he knows pretty everything there is to know about...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 11/02/2009
Today I will mostly be helping host a Windows Azure Webinar . . .
Today I will mostly be helping the folk at ICS Solutions deliver some Windows Azure “webinars” (aka...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/22/2009
In Conversation with David Chappell about Windows Azure and Cloud Computing
When David Chappell came to London, during his recent world tour, I got the chance to sit down and...
Author: David Gristwood Date: 10/19/2009