Posted by Alin Irimie
on June 13, 2009
According to the .NET Services Team blog, they’re going to release the June 2009 QFE on 6/18/2009 (Thursday). Users will have NO access to .NET Services Portal and .NET Services during the scheduled maintenance down time from 6/18/2009 noon to 6/18/2009 5pm.
There are a few things you should be aware if you’re using .NET Services like:
Queues and Routers data will NOT be persisted and restored after the maintenance. Users will need to back up their data if they wish to restore them after the QFE release.
Check the details here.
Posted by Alin Irimie
on May 21, 2009
Microsoft is set to deliver Windows Azure to the public by the end of this year, with an imminent announcement at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles on November 17, 2009.
When Steve Ballmer mentioned this February that Windows Azure “will reach fruition with the PDC this year” I didn’t really believed it, considering where the product was and how much we knew about the progress Microsoft was making on delivering Windows Azure and related services. Even TechEd this year was surprisingly quiet about Windows Azure, but this is just the silence before the storm. Microsoft is revving up the software development and marketing machine so at this year’s PDC cloud computing and Windows Azure will take again center stage.
Starting this summer with the 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), New Orleans, July 13-16, we will see more and more announcements about Windows Azure. So what to expect in the next months? Continue reading…
Posted by Alin Irimie
on May 10, 2009
Right on time for TechEd, Microsoft released a new set of .NET Services white papers, relevant to the March 2009 release of .NET Services (CTP).
What’s in the docs?
An Introduction to Microsoft .NET Services for Developers. This overview paper introduces Microsoft .NET Services, each of its building block services, and how they fit together.
A Developer’s Guide to the Microsoft® .NET Access Control Service. This whitepaper shows developers how to use a claims-based identity model and the Microsoft .NET Access Control Service – part of the Microsoft .NET Services family – to implement single sign-on, federated identity, and role based access control in Web applications and services… Continue reading…
Posted by Alin Irimie
on May 05, 2009
Today Microsoft announced the first Azure Services Platform Developer Challenge.
Over the next two months, developers will have the opportunity to show off what they can do on the Azure Services Platform
There are a couple of surprise twists to this challenge. The first twist is this contest will have three winners – best .NET application, a top PHP application, and one more we’ll talk about in just a bit. For the .NET application category, you should build a .NET application running on Windows Azure using ASP.NET or Silverlight to incorporate additional Azure services such as .NET Services and Live Services. Incorporate other Microsoft, 3rd party services, or other cloud services and author a unique web, mobile, or desktop application.
For the PHP contest category … Continue reading…
Posted by Alin Irimie
on April 01, 2009
No more invitation codes needed for .NET Services and SLQ Services. Just go to http://portal.ex.azure.microsoft.com/ and press the Signup button. The following services will be provisioned:
- Microsoft® SQL Data Service
- Microsoft® .NET Service Bus
- Microsoft® .NET Workflow Service
- Microsoft® .NET Access Control Service
Enjoy!
Posted by Alin Irimie
on February 07, 2009
The Azure Services Training Kit was released the other day. It includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Azure Services Platform.
The February release includes the following updates:
- 19 demo scripts that walkthrough several of the services
- 10 presentations covering the entire Azure Services Platform
- 3 additional hands-on labs for Live Services
This technical content covers services including: Windows Azure, .NET Services, SQL Services, Live Services.
You can find the training kit here.
