Archives for posts with tag: Microsoft

Join Ryan and Steve each week as they cover the Microsoft cloud. You can follow and interact with the show at @cloudcovershow

In this episode:  

  • Learn about the Diagnostics capabilities in Windows Azure.
  • Discover how to remotely configure each instance’s Diagnostics configuration.
  • Listen as we discuss debugging versus monitoring along with which techniques to use in Windows Azure. 

Show Links:

Programming Windows Azure
Developing and Deploying with SQL Azure whitepaper
Windows Azure Architecture Guidance, Part 1
Announcing Windows Azure CDN Pricing
Web Role Crash Dumps

On this episode of Ping, Laura and Paul deliver the hottest news stories circulating around the Microsoft campus. Headlines such as :

Allard and Bach moving on… 
Netflix & Microsoft
Judge your Hohm
2.7 million gamers play Halo Beta

Join Ryan and Steve each week as they cover the Microsoft cloud. You can follow and interact with the show at @cloudcovershow

In this special censored episode:  

  • We show you how to run Python in the cloud via a swingin’ MP3 maker
  • We talk about how Steve debugged the Python application
  • Ryan and Steve join a boy band

Show Links:

SQL Azure Session ID Tracing
Windows Azure Guidance Part 2 - AuthN, AuthZ
Running MongoDb in Windows Azure
We Want Your Building Block Apps

The Making of Office 2010 is a series of videos that takes you behind the scenes with those who are responsible for creating Microsoft Office 2010.  This is Antoine Leblond.  He is responsible for the Engineering Team that designs and develops The Microsoft Office applications.  He talks about the man hours and passion that went behind building the Office Applications.  And he also just wants to say “thanks”.

Take a break from your hectic day to join Laura & Paul as they bring you all the top stories that were being sent around Microsoft this week. Stories like :

A Private Cloud
Bill Gates: Device vision- back in 2007
Microsoft is so VERY Social
Robotics for FREE

The Making of Office 2010 is a series of videos that takes you behind the scenes with those who are responsible for creating Microsoft Office 2010.  This is Abigail Welborn, she is a software Development Engineer with Microsoft Access.  She talks about the features she worked on with Access 2010 primarily the Calculated Field.

Join Ryan and Steve each week as they cover the Microsoft cloud. You can follow and interact with the show at @cloudcovershow

In this episode: 

  • Learn how to host WCF Services in Windows Azure using public input endpoints as well as private internal endpoints (i.e. inter-role communication)
  • Discover how to get your WCF Services MEX endpoints working from behind the load balancer

Show Links:

Exporting Data from SQL Azure
Vertical Partitioning in SQL Azure: Part 1
Extending the Thumbnails Sample
Datacastle Brings Data Protection From the Cloud
2-hr Windows Azure class (includes free hours on Windows Azure)

We got a ton of great feedback and suggestions last week- please keep them coming! Here’s the low-down for what ‘Softies were talking about this week.

New type of Cloud Computing?
Bing for Mobile
Microsoft Concept Phone
Office 2010 Launch

The Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) is the software development security assurance process used at Microsoft. With the release of the Simplified Implementation of the Microsoft SDL guidance paper, the Microsoft SDL team provides guidance to organizations on the core elements and security activities of the Microsoft SDL to be performed in order to improve their own software development process.

Download the Simplified Implementation of the Microsoft SDL here.

“The Internet was born without an identity”. -Kim Cameron.

With the growing interest in “cloud computing”, the subject of Identity is moving into the limelight. Kim Cameron is a legend in the identity architecture and engineering space. He is currently the chief architect for Microsoft’s identity platform and a key contributor to the field at large.

For more info on Architect Insight 2010, including presentation slides and videos go to www.microsoft.com/uk/aic2010