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Windows Phone 7 Highlights - Visual Search and Prism
The Windows Phone and Bing teams have announced a visual search gallery for Windows Phone 7 apps in...
Author: Ahmed El-Ramly Date: 11/19/2010
Come and Learn about The Future of Silverlight and the Silverlight Roadmap
There will be a “Future of Silverlight” Firestarter event, available online and in-person (in...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/19/2010
StopGoStopGo at Boston Mobile Startup Weekend
Body: This weekend, Startup Weekend held their first ever Mobile Startup Weekend in Boston and the...
Author: Anonymous Date: 11/17/2010
SQL Server – 1 Trillion Rows Served!
Time sure have changed. I remember when SQL Server was considered a department level database not...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/17/2010
Azure MVP Updates Design Patterns Resource
David Pallmann was the first Windows Azure MVP awardee. He has just updated his Azure Design...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/16/2010
VM Role, Extra Small Instance and Windows Azure AppFabric Connect – Coming soon to Windows Azure!
These new Windows Azure features will be here soon: VM Role is not Infrastructure as a Service...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/16/2010
How Secure is the Microsoft Cloud?
As an ISV implementing an application running in Microsoft’s Cloud you will be asked how...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/16/2010
Overwhelmed by the Amount of Information on Windows Azure?
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of Information out there on Windows Azure and looking for a...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/15/2010
Windows Azure – Program Controlled Scaling
Software as a Service applications need to make a profit. In order to make a profit you need to...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/15/2010
Diagnostic Viewer Prototype for Windows Azure
David Aiken is a Windows Azure Technical Specialist at Microsoft Corporation. He has created a...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/15/2010
Cloud Got you on Edge?
If you are an ISV implementing a Software as a Service application that serves up blob data to...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/15/2010
Building Composite Applications with WPF
If you are building an application that consist of a visual portal that incorporates data from...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/15/2010
Windows Azure Platform Introductory Special Extended to March 31, 2011
This promotional offer enables you to try a limited amount of the Windows Azure platform at no...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/12/2010
An Outside View of Microsoft’s Private Cloud Initiative
Our thanks to Hanu Kommalapati, Microsoft Senior Principal Architect Evangelist for calling our...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/12/2010
Whitepaper: Inside SQL Azure
SQL Azure is Microsoft's database server for the cloud. You can provision and deploy relational...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 11/12/2010
SQL Server “Denali” CTP1 Available for Download
SQL Server “Denali” CTP1 is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center here. ...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/12/2010
Leveraging Data Warehousing Appliances
A Free Virtual Seminar Focused on Next-Generation Data Warehousing Appliance Architectures Join us...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/12/2010
Microsoft Private Cloud Announced!
At TechEd Europe we announced our Private Cloud* solution: Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud. Hyper-V Cloud is...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/10/2010
Windows Azure Application Monitoring Management Pack Release Candidate (RC) Now Available For Download
As you adopt Windows Azure to develop and deploy applications and services, we know that integrating...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
Build Your Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0
Moving to the cloud? Use this free toolkit to help your customers build a private cloud...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
How to Build a Hybrid On-Premise/In Cloud Application
If you are an ISV that has an application that currently runs on-premise and are thinking of moving...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
SQL Server Administration for the Oracle DBA
If you are an Oracle DBA and want to hone your SQL Server Skill, we have recently released a book...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
Windows Server as a Great Development Platform
Do you want to know why Windows Server is a compelling development platform for ISVs and partners?...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
Windows Server 2008 R2 Resources
Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
SharePoint in the Cloud
SharePoint Online is a cloud-based service, hosted by Microsoft, for businesses of all sizes. as an...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
You May Have a Private Cloud Already!
Worried about having to implement lots of new software to build your private cloud? You may not have...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
Update Your Windows Azure Skills at the Microsoft Partner Network
We’ve designed a learning path for Independent software vendors and system integrators to help...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/09/2010
They’re out!
Wahoo! Windows Phone 7 has launched in the US! This morning I ran out to my local AT&T and...
Author: Ahmed El-Ramly Date: 11/08/2010
Microsoft Ignition Showcase Update 11.08.10
Why Ignition Showcase? Ignition Showcase is a site focused on building and enhancing the vibrant...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/08/2010
Windows Phone 7 Application Submission Now Open!
App Hub opened to the general developer community accepting apps and games for Windows Phone 7, and...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/08/2010
Updated Windows Phone 7 Resources
Developing applications for Windows Phone 7 just got easier with a new update to the tools. ...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/08/2010
Windows Phone 7 Specs
Phones available from AT&T Device Specs HTC Surround LG Quantum Samsung Focus ...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/07/2010
App Hub Ready for you Windows Phone 7 Apps and XNA Games
A couple of days ago, App Hub opened to the general developer community accepting apps and games for...
Author: Ahmed El-Ramly Date: 11/05/2010
Silverlight has a Bright Future
At our PDC conference last month Bob Muglia, President of the Microsoft Server and Tools Division...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/05/2010
Windows Phone 7 Analytics with Dotfuscator
Have you developed an applications for Windows Phone 7 and want to know how many people have...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/05/2010
Windows Phone 7 Hits the US.
The wait is over. I know many of you have been eagerly waiting to get your hands on one of...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/05/2010
Ignition Showcase Highlights - 11/2/2010
Tweet Headline In this Issue: Windows Phone 7 Windows Azure BizSpark News CRM Update Follow Ignition...
Author: Ahmed El-Ramly Date: 11/05/2010
I am back!
A quick post to say I am back to posting on my own blog. For the past few years, I...
Author: Ahmed El-Ramly Date: 11/05/2010
10 Applications You Can Move to the Cloud Now
A lot of companies are struggling with the need to move applications to the Cloud to take advantage...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/05/2010
Thousands Kinect in Time Square
Last night I had the privilege of attending a party at Microsoft in New York that celebrated the...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/04/2010
Coordinating Work Between Role Instances
Windows Azure Web and Worker roles are designed to be stateless and thus interchangeable. There are...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/04/2010
Need a little Cache?
One of the new additions to Windows Server AppFabric is the new Caching Service. application...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/04/2010
What’s New in Microsoft Platform Ready?
Windows Phone 7 Offer Coming Soon! $99 Rebate* for your Windows Phone 7 Apps for MPR Developers!...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/04/2010
Why Bother to Sign Up for Microsoft Platform Ready?
Whether you're building simple add-ins, rich client applications, complex client and server...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/04/2010
Localytics is Now Available for Windows Phone 7
Boston-based BizSpark startup Localytics has made their real-time analytics platform available for...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/03/2010
Ignition Showcase Highlights - 11/1/2010
Headline In this Issue: Windows Phone 7 Windows Azure BizSpark News CRM Update Follow Ignition...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/01/2010
Dynamics CRM 2011 is coming. Are you ready?
Now that Dynamics CRM 2011 is close to launch we have scheduled an exciting networking and learning...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/01/2010
Windows Phone 7 Application Certification Requirements Published
The Windows Phone 7 Application Certification Requirements have been published. As always you can...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/01/2010
Hot Azure News from PDC 10!
This week at PDC we announced a tremendous number of new Windows Azure Platform features and...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/01/2010
Windows Phone 7 PDC Sessions
The release of Windows Phone 7 is upon us and the excitement is growing. If you have not had a...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 10/27/2010