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Cloud Cover Episode 14 – Diagnostics

June 4, 10 //
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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

Cloud Cover Episode 13 – Running Python – The Censored Edition

May 28, 10 //
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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

Cloud Cover Episode 12 – Hosting WCF and Inter-Role Communication

May 21, 10 //
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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)

Cloud Cover Episode 11 – Drives and IIS Hostable Worker Core

May 14, 10 //
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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 Windows Azure Drives
  • Discover how to use the IIS Hostable Web Core directly from a worker role
  • Find out how to efficiently transfer and store large page blobs in Windows Azure storage

Show Links:

Identity Training Kit Update (via Vibro.NET)
Windows Azure MMC v2 Released (via dunnry)
Window Azure storage abstractions and scalability targets
Connections and SQL Azure
Host Service Bus endpoints in IIS (via Wade)
IIS Hostable Web Core (via smarx)
Efficiently Transferring Page Blobs

Cloud Cover Episode 10 – Table Storage API

May 7, 10 //
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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 Table storage model – PartitionKeys, RowKeys, and more.
  • Walk around the API using the StorageClient library and learn how to query the service without first building a data model.
  • Hear the latest news and announcements for the platform.
  • Troubleshoot a common query error when using Table storage. 

Show Links:

Windows Azure Guidance – Failure Recovery (via Eugenio)
SELECT INTO with SQL Azure
Application Infrastructure Virtual Learning
Windows Azure Firestarter videos
Protecting Blobs from Application Errors
Protecting Tables from Application Errors
Table Storage Backup and Restore on CodePlex

Cloud Cover Episode 9 – Blob API

April 30, 10 //
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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:

  • Using the StorageClient library, take a lap around the Blob API and discover the common operations
  • Hear the latest news and announcements for the platform
  • Discover a quick tip/gotcha for running the AppFabric Service Bus in Windows Azure 

Show Links:

Windows Azure self-paced training
OData under Apache 2.0 license
Filtering Diagnostic Events
New SQL Azure features are live
AppFabric Service Bus troubleshooting Tips
Blob API Upload Optimizations (via Rob Gillen)

Cloud Cover Episode 8 – Shared Access Signatures

April 9, 10 //
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Join Ryan and Steve each week as they cover the Microsoft cloud. You can follow and interact with the show at @cloudcovershow

Cloud Cover is off for the next two weeks, so we made this episode a bit longer than normal.

In this episode:

  • Learn how to create and use Shared Access Signatures (SAS) in Windows Azure blob storage
  • Discover how to easily create SAS signatures yourself. 

Show Links:

Upgrade Domains and Fault Domains
DigiGirlz DeepZoom
Eugenio Pace’s Windows Azure Guidance
Handling Error 40552 IN SQL Azure (via Cihan Biyikoglu)
Upcoming Support for .NET 4 in Windows Azure

Cloud Cover Episode 7 – Dallas

April 2, 10 //
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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:

  • Check out the new information marketplace for producer and consumers called Codename “Dallas”
  • Find a PowerShell one-liner for monitoring your instances in Windows Azure 
  • Discover how to build and deploy to the cloud from Visual Studio using MSBuild tasks – all automated! 

Show Links:

Windows Azure deployment for your Build Server
Windows Azure Firestarter Event (April 6th!)
Windows Azure Storage Team Blog
Monitor Windows Azure PowerShell One-Liner

Cloud Cover Episode 6 – Service Bus Tracing

March 26, 10 //
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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 AppFabric Service Bus and how to use it to help debug your services 
  • Find some cool samples and kits for Windows Azure in the community
  • Discover a trick to easily include many files from Visual Studio inside your Windows Azure package

Show Links:

SQL Azure Announcements at MIX
AppFabric Lab environment announcement
Windows Azure Sessions at MIX (via Cloudy in Seattle)
Running FTP in Windows Azure
Running Jetty in Windows Azure
Lokad Cloud for Windows Azure
Identity Developer Training Kit (WIF on Windows Azure)
Windows Azure Toolkit for Facebook

Cloud Cover Episode 5 – MIX Edition

March 22, 10 //
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Join Ryan and Steve each week as they cover the Microsoft cloud with news, features, tips, and tricks. You can follow and interact with the show at @cloudcovershow

In this special MIX episode:

  • Get the inside scoop on the Windows Azure Presentations at MIX
  • Discover a tip on using cloud storage locally during development

Show Links:

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