An early look at Windows Azure AppFabric Applications, exploring its new container-based architecture and how it redefines PaaS for easier Azure component integration.
Author celebrates being re-awarded the Microsoft MVP title, now in the Windows Azure category, and thanks the community.
Explores advanced techniques for using Windows Azure Queues, including back-off polling, handling large messages, and implementing state machines.
Speaker shares slide decks from NDC2011 Oslo conference presentations on Windows Azure architecture and internals.
Explains how to use scaffolders and packaging tools in the Windows Azure SDK for PHP v3.0 to streamline Azure project deployment.
Explains how to use Windows Azure Traffic Manager for geographic distribution and high availability of cloud applications, with failover strategies.
Announcement of the official Windows Phone 7 app for Belgium TechDays 2011, built with Silverlight, Azure, and jQuery.
A technical guide on implementing auto-scaling for PHP applications on the Windows Azure cloud platform, including certificate setup and a CLI tool.
A technical guide on programmatically scaling .NET applications on Windows Azure using management certificates and a custom command-line tool.
Explains the cost benefits of dynamic scaling for cloud applications on Windows Azure, with a focus on optimizing instance usage.
A guide to using Windows Azure Connect to easily create a VPN and connect on-premises machines to Azure resources, solving home server backup challenges.
Guide on enabling and using Remote Desktop access for role instances on the Windows Azure platform, including certificate setup and deployment.
Author discusses creating PHP tutorials and scenarios for the official Windows Azure for PHP developer portal.
Slides and code from a 2010 Remix session on building and deploying a Silverlight application to Windows Azure cloud platform.
Microsoft announces Windows Azure Companion, a tool for deploying popular PHP applications like WordPress to the Azure cloud platform.
Announcement for a free, online Windows Azure conference with three technical tracks covering high-level concepts to deep technical sessions.
A case study on using Windows Azure's autoscaling and cloud services to handle massive traffic spikes for a sports event timing website.
A slide deck presentation on managing and optimizing applications within the Windows Azure cloud environment, covering diagnostics, role communication, and scaling.
Recap of TechDays 2010 Portugal sessions on running WordPress on Windows Azure and integrating PHP with Silverlight, including presentation links.
A technical guide on creating and mounting Windows Azure Drives for PHP or Ruby applications using a custom .NET HTTP module.
