Brian Hitney
developing on the microsoft stack
Using PowerShell to Manage Windows Azure Applications
I was recently asked to do a presentation on managing Windows Azure applications with PowerShell by...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 05/29/2012
Windows Azure Trust Center
The Windows Azure team recently posted about the Windows Azure Trust Center. One of the...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/16/2012
Folding@home with the SMP Client in Windows Azure
Want to run @home with Azure for another team or use a more powerful CPU? For the true geeks out...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/06/2012
Debugging and Troubleshooting in the Cloud
Thursday, April 5th, at noon, we’ll be having our second from the last @home webcast, this time...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/04/2012
Getting Started with the Windows Azure Cache
Windows Azure has a great caching service that allows applications (whether or not they are hosted...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 04/04/2012
Antimalware in the Windows Azure
On most (or perhaps even all?) of the production servers I’ve worked on, antivirus/antimalware...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/21/2012
Webcast: Intro to @home with Windows Azure
Tomorrow (Thursday, 3/15/2012) at noon ET or 9am PT, we have our first screencast in the @home...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/14/2012
Launching “Learn the Cloud, Make a Difference” DC Effort
Two years ago, Jim O’neil and I developed a quick Azure training program called “@home with Windows...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 03/08/2012
SQL Azure Pricing Changes
SQL Azure just got some better pricing! Here are the details: Database Size Price Per Database...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 02/20/2012
Funniest Slide Header I’ve Seen in a Long Time…
Credit to a colleague for this slide, but for those who follow Microsoft’s cloud platform might get...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 01/06/2012
Just One More Week To Enter The Rock Paper Azure Fall Sweepstakes!
Week #3 of the Rock Paper Azure Challenge ended at 6pm EST on 12/9/2011. That means another five...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 12/12/2011
Music Library Synchronization, Sonos Tips
I love Windows Home Server. I’ve been using Windows Home Server for years, and just...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 11/29/2011
Azure Camps Coming Soon!
Jim, Peter, and I are gearing up for another road trip to spread the goodness that is Windows Azure!...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 11/26/2011
Rock, Paper, Azure is back…
Rock, Paper, Azure (RPA) is back! For those of you who have played before, be sure to...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 11/22/2011
Geo-Load Balancing with the Azure Traffic Manager
One of the great new features of the Windows Azure platform is the Azure Traffic Manager, a geo load...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 10/10/2011
CodeMastery This Weekend in Atlanta
Chris Williams just let me know about an event happening in Atlanta this Saturday, Oct 8 … and it’s...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 10/05/2011
Use the Windows Azure CDN for Assets
The most common response to running stuff in the cloud (Azure, Amazon in particular) is the that...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 09/26/2011
Azure and Phone … Better Together
We had an excellent time presenting today’s Windows Phone Camp in Charlotte. Thank you to everyone...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 09/21/2011
Windows PhoneCamps
From MSDN events, to roadshows, to firestarters … Now on to Camps … and just got word about the...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 09/01/2011
RPA Grand Tournament Complete!
We had a GREAT time running the RockPaperAzure Grand Tournament Wednesday. We had a total of...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/14/2011
Top Reasons for Bot Rejection
Just a quick tip for those in the Grand Tournament. There are 2 very common reasons we’re...
Author: Brian T. Hitney Date: 07/07/2011