Explains Azure WebJobs for running background tasks and scheduled workloads on Azure App Service, highlighting their cost-effectiveness and integration.
A tutorial on building a reporting application and deploying it using Microsoft Azure RemoteApp, a cloud service for hosting Windows applications.
Explains how to optimize SQL Server performance and reduce costs on Microsoft Azure using flexible IaaS configurations and storage strategies.
A technical overview and personal notes on Amazon's ECS (EC2 Container Service), explaining its core concepts, workflow, and current state.
A guide to setting up and running Docker containers on Microsoft Azure, covering initial setup, common pitfalls, and management from a Linux host.
A detailed review of Microsoft Azure's major updates, feature releases, and milestones throughout the year 2014.
Oracle OBIEE SampleApp v406 is now available as a public Amazon EC2 AMI for development and testing in the cloud.
A 2014 TechEd talk on Azure API Management, now archived, with slides and a dead video link.
A collection of technical blog posts from October focused on Microsoft Azure deployment, management, and troubleshooting.
Article discusses benefits of remote work, productivity, flexibility, and tools for a mobile- and cloud-first workforce.
Summary of the TechEd Europe 2014 keynote, highlighting new Windows 10 features, Azure capabilities, and enterprise security announcements.
A first-hand account of the VMware vForum 2014 in London, covering keynotes on the software-defined enterprise, vCloud Hybrid Service, VDI, and Virtual SAN.
Proposes a new cloud computing metric, Time-To-Scale-Out (TTSO), and discusses best practices for effective autoscaling in cloud environments.
A developer's summary of the OpenStack Juno Design Summit, focusing on Ceilometer project discussions, scaling challenges, and future improvements.
Explores common misunderstandings about cloud auto-scaling, explaining why it's not magic and why existing apps often can't use it directly.
Explains Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager, a global traffic routing service for applications deployed across multiple regions.
Explains Microsoft Azure Service Bus, a PaaS for asynchronous messaging, system integration, and mobile push notifications.
An explanation of Microsoft Azure HDInsights, a managed Apache Hadoop service for processing big data on Azure.
An overview of Microsoft Azure Web Sites, covering its features, pricing tiers, ideal use cases, and limitations for developers.
A high-level introductory series explaining Microsoft Azure services using a unique, structured format for easy understanding.
