18 January 2012 0 Comments

Avoid timeout when uploading large blobs to Azure

If you’re uploading (and I guess downloading) large blobs to Azure you might hit a timeout consistently because the ClientBlobClient have a timeout property . It defaults to 90 seconds which means that if Azure is your bottle neck ( and throttling you ) anything above 5400 MB will result in a timeout.

22 December 2011 0 Comments

Aktivace Azure výhod v MSDN předplatném

Kdokoliv si dnes může po dobu 3 měsíců vyzkoušet Windows Azure zdarma, jak jsem psal v předchozím článku . Vývojáři s platnou MSDN subskripcí mají ale další výhodu – větší objem bezplatných prostředků po celou dobu trvání předplatného (ne tedy omezený na 3 měsíce). Objem dostupných bezplatných prostředků je závislý na úrovni MSDN subskripce, přehled je zde

9 December 2011 0 Comments

Learn Windows Azure – Watch Live and Online Tuesday December 13th (US time)

    Connect with us          Learn Windows Azure WATCH LIVE ONLINE 9AM – 5PM PST, TUES, DECEMBER 13   Join us LIVE from the Microsoft Redmond Campus to learn how to get started building applications for the cloud from Microsoft technical leaders Scott Guthrie, Dave Campbell, and Mark Russinovich!     On Tuesday December 13th we will be holding a special Windows Azure event for developers.

13 October 2011 0 Comments

Microsoft Codename "Data Explorer" announced today

During today’s keynote at PASS Summit 2011 , Microsoft Codename “Data Explorer” was announced. Sign Up here to try it out!! “Data Explorer” provides a new way to organize, manage, mashup and gain new insights from the data that you care about.

23 September 2011 0 Comments

Tutoriel : Contrôle de l’accès au service de données OGDI avec Windows Azure AppFabric – 2nde partie

Comme présenté dans la première partie de ce tutoriel, nous intéressons à l’utilisation du contrôle d’accès de la plateforme Windows Azure AppFabric pour accéder à une instance du service de données OGDI (Open Government Data Initiative). Dans cette optique, pour accéder au service de données RESTful OGDI, le client va demander via le protocole d’autorisation OAuth 2.0 au service de contrôle d’accès ACS d’émettre un jeton de sécurité de type SWT suite à une authentification réussie, et ce via un login et un mot de passe gérés par ACS, ou autrement dit une identité du service ACS

22 September 2011 0 Comments

Microsoft Azure updates and announcements

Last week at the Microsoft Windows BUILD event, a number of announcements in relation to Windows Azure were made.These announcements included the following, the release of the Azure toolkit for Windows 8 , availability for Bing service APIs (including translation) internationally, a new Azure SDK , updates to Azure management capability and much more. Here is a list of some of the key announcements: International availability of Marketplace for Azure: The Windows Azure Marketplace will soon be available in 25 new countries, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore. Users in those regions will be able to purchase data and applications for Azure, app store-style.

3 August 2011 0 Comments

Windows Azure : Startup tasks et RDP, Pourquoi comment ? en 5 minutes !

  Dans Azure, sur un Webrole, il est bien évidemment possible de déployer une application web, hébergée dans le serveur IIS de l’instance. Pourtant, certaines applications peuvent nécessiter des composants supplémentaires, extérieurs à l’application web

30 June 2011 0 Comments

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course – June 2011 Update

El día de hoy se liberó la actualización del Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course , aquí los detalles: Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course Units   Overview In this introductory unit, the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 evangelism team welcomes you to the training course and goes over the significant changes to Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4. We’ll also cover what you’ll see in the course and how to follow along with the labs.   Managed Languages There are same great enhancements to the set of managed languages in Visual Studio 2010.

29 June 2011 0 Comments

The Smartphone Wars

It’s been almost fifty years since Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, goof-balled the mobile phone into the popular imagination when he used his shoe for clandestine conversations. A lot has happened since then in the ‘smart’ phone world. Angry Birds and Plants vs.

21 June 2011 0 Comments

Skyen hjælper forskere med at bekæmpe sygdomme

Forskning i sygdomme kræver massiv og dyr computerkraft.

14 May 2011 0 Comments

Curso Premium de Azure con la ACIS

La Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros de Sistemas, los invita a participar en nuestro próximo curso a realizarse en las instalaciones de ACIS Calle 93 # 13 – 32, desde Junio 7 al 13 de 2011 en Bogotá Curso: Seminario-taller Desarrollo de Aplicaciones Orientadas a Cloud Computing – Microsoft Azure Instructor:  Ing. Ricardo González Vargas Fecha: Junio 7 al 13 de 2011 Introducción: Uno de los modelos de desarrollo de aplicaciones de software en mayor auge y con mayor proyección a futuro es el Cloud Computing

2 May 2011 0 Comments

The Great Kiwi Windows Azure Competition

The Problem: Lots of kiwi developers are signing up to try Windows Azure but are not actually deploying anything. To understand why this is we have talked with a bunch of local developers to get a feel for what the barriers are to getting started