With my earlier article Azure in China, it came in to my interest to look for any other country/region specific independent cloud data center requirements. I came across Azure for US Govt(Similar to Amazon Govt Cloud) instance and Azure Germany data center. For this article context I will be covering only Azure in Germany. What… Continue reading
Category: AppFabric
AppFabric refers to two related Microsoft products.
Windows Azure AppFabric is a part of the Microsoft Windows Azure Platform. Positioned by Microsoft as middleware, it provides several cloud computing services:
Provides an easy way for web applications and web services to identify users, and grant access control to the applications and services. The Access Control Service enables authorization decisions to be pulled out of the application and into a set of declarative rules that can transform incoming security claims into claims that applications understand. These rules are defined using a simple and familiar programming model, resulting in cleaner code. It can also be used to manage users’ permissions, saving the effort and complexity of developing these capabilities.
Provides tools and APIs for developing and hosting a composite application expressly for deployment through the service. (Still under development. The first beta release occurred on June 20, 2011.) The first public…
Azure in China
Microsoft Azure presence in China is always a question when there is a need for any customer to deploy azure applications specifically for Chinese Regional customers. Recently I had an interaction with a Microsoft Certified Trainer, who carelessly said Azure only uses Chinese partner based environment is only for serving CDN (Content Delivery Network) needs,… Continue reading
New Certification – MCSD – Azure Solution Architect
Microsoft has made availability of new MCSD certification called as “MCSD – Azure Solutions Architect“. Required Exams: 070-532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions 070-533: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions 070-534: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Once you complete the above required exams you will be awarded MCSD – Azure Solutions Architect certificate valid for 2 years. PS:… Continue reading
Windows Azure Training Kit – May 2013
Microsoft has relased the latest Windows Azure Training Kit. Quoting the details from Microsoft: The May 2013 update of the Windows Azure Training Kit includes new content on Windows Azure Media Services as well as updates to use the latest Windows Azure SDK v2.0. Content Updates: New Lab: Introduction to Windows Azure Media Services New… Continue reading
Windows Azure SDK for .NET–Version 2.0 (for Visual Studio 2010 SP1/2012)
Latest version of Windows Azure SDK for .NET – Version 2.0 released by Microsoft. DOWNLOAD: Windows Azure SDK for .NET 2.0 (Offline Installer) Recommended: Instead of manually downloading the files from above link, it is recommended you use the automated one-click install provided by the Web Platform Installer x64 or x86. Click on the appropriate… Continue reading
Windows Azure Training Kit – October 2012
Microsoft Azure Training Kit – October 2012 is the latest set of Microsoft Azure Training tutorials, samples for Developers and Microsoft enthusiasts. October 2012 Update The October 2012 update of the Windows Azure Training Kit includes 47 hands-on labs, 24 demos and 38 presentations. Some of the updates in this version include: Updated 22 presentations… Continue reading
Windows Azure SDK for .NET – June 2012 SP1(for Visual Studio 2012 RTM and Visual Studio 2010 SP1
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2010 SP1/ Visual Studio 2012(RTM) to enable the creation, configuration, building, debugging, running, packaging and deployment of scalable web applications and services on Windows Azure. Version: 1.7 SP1 (1.7.1) Date published: 8/10/2012 To Install 1. Click on the appropriate install link below based on your… Continue reading
New revamped Windows Azure released and new Windows Azure SDK v1.7(JUNE 2012)
Microsoft has made significant changes to existing Windows Azure to make it more user friendly and customer friendly. The new Windows Azure was officially released in an online event Meet Windows Azure (MeetWindowsAzure.com) , in this event ScottGu(Microsoft VP) has walked us through the new Windows Azure features. You can have a quick look at… Continue reading
Windows Azure SDK for .NET – November 2011 (Version 1.6)–Released
Microsoft has released latest version of Windows Azure SDK for .NET – November 2o11 – Version 1.6. Windows Azure SDK for .NET, which include SDKs, basic tools, and extended tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Taken from Akash’s blog on Windows Azure here http://blogs.msdn.com/b/avkashchauhan/archive/2011/11/14/windows-azure-sdk-1-6-is-released.aspx Latest Windows Azure SDK 1.6 includes the following new features: Windows… Continue reading
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 1.5 (September 2011)
Microsoft has released the latest version of Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 version 1.5(September 2011). Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2010 to enable the creation, configuration, building, debugging, running, packaging and deployment of scalable web applications and services on Windows Azure. Windows Azure™ is a cloud services… Continue reading