The Silver Lining Blog
Open Source and Device Development in the Cloud
Using SQL Azure to Store PHP Session Data
In my last post, I looked at the session handling functionality that is built into the Windows Azure...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/19/2011
Handling PHP Sessions in Windows Azure
One of the challenges in building a distributed web application is in handling sessions. When you...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/18/2011
Ruby and Node on Windows Azure Learning Plan
As Brian mentioned in an earlier post, we’ve been working on an internal training plan for our...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 10/17/2011
Sending Windows Phone 7 Notifications from Ruby
Windows Phone 7 supports push notifications that let you do things like send alerts to a WP7...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 10/11/2011
An Auto-Scaling Module for PHP Applications in Windows Azure
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/05/2011
Support for Worker Roles in the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 10/04/2011
Ruby web sites and Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control
Recently I was trying to figure out how to allow users to login to a Ruby (Sinatra) web site using...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 10/03/2011
Pie in the Sky (September 30, 2011)
How’d we get to the end of September already? Time flies when you’ve got good...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/30/2011
A PHP on Windows Azure Learning Plan
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/29/2011
What's the best Windows Azure role size for Ruby or Node.js applications?
Recently I've been thinking about roles and what makes the most sense for a deployment, mainly...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 09/28/2011
Version 3.0 (beta) of the SQL Server Drivers for PHP Released!
This post is a cross-post from...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/26/2011
Pie in the Sky (September 23, 2011)
If you are interested in Node.js on Windows or Windows Azure, you’ll like this week’s...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/23/2011
How to Get Diagnostics Info for Azure/PHP Applications–Part 2
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/22/2011
Scaling Windows Azure Roles using Ruby
While Brian started discussing gathering Windows Azure diagnostics from PHP on Monday, I’m...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 09/21/2011
How to Get Diagnostics Info for Azure/PHP Applications–Part 1
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/19/2011
Pie in the Sky (September 16, 2011)
Lots of great Azure-related links this week…everything from big announcements at the BUILD...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/16/2011
Using Active Record with SQL Azure
[Updated 3/12/2013] Active Record is an object-relational mapping (ORM) that makes it easy to work...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 09/14/2011
Getting Role Instance Information with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP Command Line Tools
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/13/2011
BUILD, publication schedules, and request for feedback
It’s build week, and that means that Brian and I are anticipating some exciting announcements...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 09/12/2011
Pie in the Sky (September 9, 2011)
Our reading list is all over the map this week – everything from helpful tools to conference...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/09/2011
How to Extend the Command Line Tools in the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/08/2011
Overview of Command Line Deployment and Management with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/06/2011
Windows Azure Remote Desktop Connectivity for PHP Applications
(Updated 7 Oct. 2011. Added Option 2.) If you are someone who is experimenting with PHP on Azure (or...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 09/01/2011
Ruby and Windows Azure Local Storage
Recently I’ve been hashing out an idea with Brian on creating a sample multi-tenant...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 08/31/2011
Introducing the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
June 7, 2012 update: The Microsoft Windows Azure team has released a new Windows Azure SDK for PHP....
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 08/30/2011
Deploying Ruby (Java, Python, and Node.js) Applications to Windows Azure
One of the things that confused me when I first started working with Ruby on Windows Azure was how...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 08/29/2011
Pie in the Sky (August 26, 2011)
As Larry and I investigate OSS and device development on the Windows Azure platform, we come across...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 08/26/2011
Getting Started with Ruby on Windows Azure
In this post, I’ll talk about hot to get started developing Ruby applications for Windows...
Author: Larry Franks Date: 08/24/2011
Designing and Building Applications for the Cloud
Since this blog will focus on OSS and device development for the Windows Azure platform, we want to...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 08/23/2011
Welcome to Windows Azure’s Silver Lining
Hello, and welcome to Windows Azure’s Silver Lining. This is a blog about doing interesting...
Author: Brian Swan - MSFT Date: 08/22/2011