Anith Gopal

This blog post (and the one that it references) will tell you pretty much everything that you need to know about Windows Azure Compute Instance and Storage limits.  These default limits are: 20 Hosted Service Projects  5 Storage Accounts  5 roles per Hosted Service   20 CPU cores across all of your Hosted Service Projects Remember though that these limits are just the default and higher limits can be negotiated.  If you have an application that needs more it can be arranged….( read more )

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA’s) youth marketing division is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to generate attention for their campaigns. AIS created an interactive online petition utilizing Silverlight 3 technology giving site visitors the opportunity to add their own unique messages to a heart that is then added as a leaf to an ever-growing tree. The petition allows site visitors to easily share their hearts with friends and family via e-mail or social networking…( read more )

This MSDN magazine article focuses on the use of Windows Azure in the Enterprise. Starting with the architecture of a cloud application in general and the Windows Azure Platform in particular.  First the author reviews the (somewhat) accepted cloud taxonomy terms such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS),  Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software + Services (S+S)

Microsoft’s Pattern & Practices group has released a new, updated version of guidance for building collaborative SharePoint applications that extend your LOB systems. This guidance helps architects and developers design and build applications that are both flexible and scalable and it focuses on four key areas: Using SharePoint capabilities to build more powerful applications; Building SharePoint applications that are easier to scale, maintain and grow; Improving application quality through testing;…( read more )

Welcome to the first episode of Cloud Cover!  Join Ryan and Steve as they cover the Windows Azure platform, digging into features, discussing the latest news and announcements, and sharing tips and tricks.