This release supports VS 2008 and the upcoming VS 2010 RC. For VS 2010 Beta 2 you can use the November 2009 release.

New for version 1.1:

• Windows Azure Drive: Enable a Windows Azure application to use existing NTFS APIs to access a durable drive. This allows the Windows Azure application to mount a page blob as a drive letter, such as X:, and enables easy migration of existing NTFS applications to the cloud.
• OS Version Support: Allows a Windows Azure application to choose the appropriate Guest OS to run on in the cloud.
• Bug Fixes
  • StorageClient: Expose account key from storage credentials, expose continuation tokens for pagination, and reduce maximum buffer size for parallel uploads.
  • Windows Azure Diagnostics: Fix path corruption for crash dumps, OnDemandTransfer now respects LogLevelFilter.
  • VS 2010: Improved packaging performance.
  • VS 2010: Support for linked files in Web projects.
  • VS 2010: Support for ASP.NET web project web.config transformations.
  • Certificate selection lists certificates from LocalMachine\My instead of CurrentUser\My.
  • Right click on Role under Roles folder to select whether to launch the browser against HTTP, HTTPS or not at all.

Updated and additional samples are available at: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsazuresamples

Microsoft just released several new features for Windows Azure through the Windows Azure Tools and SDK.This release adds support for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and VWD Express 2010 Beta 2.
What’s New? Continue reading…

Under the pressure from Windows Azure release in a week, Amazon unveiled today a new AWS SDK for .NET Developers providing .NET developers the libraries, code samples, and documentation needed to build an AWS-powered application using any programming language capable of making .NET calls including C#, Visual Basic, Windows PowerShell, and other compliant languages. .NET developers get a special treatment with a dedicated .NET Forum and a special Windows & .NET Developer Center.

The SDK includes: Continue reading…

The July CTP of the Windows Azure SDK and Tools was just released. Download them here.

What’s new in the Windows Azure SDK?

• The Windows Azure SDK supports developing and deploying services containing multiple web and worker roles. A service must include at least one role, of either type, and may include zero or more web roles, and zero or more worker roles.
• The new PowershellRole sample hosts the Powershell runtime within a Windows Azure role. It demonstrates a simple remote console web role as well as a worker role whose implementation is a Powershell script. The host also includes the CloudDrive sample snap-in to provide access to Windows Azure Storage from script.

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Good news! The Azure team at Microsoft Just released the new and improved Windows Azure Tools and SDK. From now on, you only have to download the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio and the SDK will be installed as part of that package. Still not sure if it works in Windows 7.

Udate: This CTP does not fix the issue with Windows 7. Seems like the issue is within Windows 7 and should be fixed in the next Windows 7 release. There are no changes within the March CTP that would address the issue blocking the use on Windows 7. Continue reading…

In a post on windows azure forums, a Microsoft employee makes clear what we knew already - the latest drop of Windows Azure SDK, January 2009 has issues working in Windows 7.

A number of you must be eager to try out Windows 7 Beta that was announced recently along with the Jan 2009 release of the SDK and VS Tool.  Unfortunately, at the moment you may face issues  running web role projects through the local development fabric. There is no workaround available at this time. Both the Windows 7 Beta and Windows Azure SDK teams are currently working through the issue and will release a fix/workaround as soon as possible. 

The only proposed “solution” is to use a Virtual PC image loaded with a free trial of Visual Studio System SP1. The VPC expires at the end of 2009, so there’s enough time for Microsoft to sort things out.  

Well, the SDK is CTP, Windows 7 is BETA, we just need some patience …

Today, in less than three months since its announcement, Microsoft’s Windows Azure team has announced a refresh to the Windows Azure SDK and Windows Azure tools for Visual Studio. The Community Technology Preview (CTP), announced at Microsoft’s PDC ‘08 event in October, was launched to gather feedback from the Developer community, and this updated SDK and tools release is one way Microsoft is incorporating feedback in the Windows Azure offering.

The newly announced SDK and Tools includes:

• Improved integration with Visual Studio
• Performance improvements with execution and debugging scenarios
• Improvements to Storage Client and ASP.Net provider samples
• Added support to debug Silverlight in a web role
• Bug and performance fixes based on customer feedback

Download the Windows Azure SDK - CTP January 2009

Download the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio - CTP January 2009 

What’s hot in the new refresh? Continue reading…

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