Maarten Balliauw is a cloud and web development expert specializing in .NET, C#, Microsoft Azure, and application performance. Frequent international speaker and Head of Customer Success at Duende Software.
438 articles from this blog
A guide to securing ASP.NET Web APIs using OAuth2 and Windows Azure Access Control Service for modern app authentication.
Guide to configuring IIS and ASP.NET Web API to support additional HTTP methods like HEAD, PATCH, or custom verbs by removing WebDAV conflicts.
A developer explains how to automate building and publishing the GoogleAnalyticsTracker NuGet package using MyGet's CI/CD services.
A tutorial on using Windows Azure, SignalR, and Twilio to add phone number verification via automated calls to a web sign-up process.
Explains how to send emails from Windows Azure applications using SendGrid and asynchronous queues for scalability.
A developer shares his career journey from RealDolmen to a new role as a Technical Evangelist at JetBrains.
A guide on implementing API key authentication in ASP.NET Web API using a custom DelegatingHandler to map keys to user identities.
Explains the purpose and importance of PartitionKey and RowKey in Windows Azure Table Storage for data partitioning and query performance.
MyGet announces private beta for its new Build Services, automating package creation from GitHub repositories.
A guide to using Chocolatey for automated software installation and Windows 8's Reset feature to create custom system baselines for faster PC setup.
A guide on implementing OAuth2 delegation for ASP.NET Web API using Windows Azure Access Control Service to simplify authentication.
A hands-on guide to installing and configuring the Windows Azure Services for Windows Server technical preview in a private datacenter environment.
Explains how to configure IIS settings and override parameters in Windows Azure Web Sites to run a PHP WebDAV server.
Author celebrates receiving the Microsoft MVP award for the fourth year, specifically for contributions to the Windows Azure technical community.
A technical guide on implementing domain and subdomain-based routing for multi-tenant APIs in ASP.NET Web API.
A guide to building a scalable webfarm using Windows Azure Virtual Machines, including load balancing and VM configuration.
Explains how to use NuGet Package Restore to manage dependencies without checking assemblies into source control when deploying to Windows Azure Websites.
Guide on using GitHub for Windows to deploy ASP.NET or PHP source code to Windows Azure Websites via Git, simplifying the process without command-line.
A summary of the AZUG Windows Azure Saturday hackathon event, including the format, registration system, and innovative applications developed by participants.
A series of blog posts and videos on getting started and advanced topics for developing on the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud platform.
