Great Blog entry from my friend and colleague Hanu Kommalapati on the benefits of running Node.js applications on the Windows Azure platform…
Top Benefits of Running Node.js on Windows Azure
May 7th, 2012Node.js and Windows Azure bootcamp in Salt Lake City
March 27th, 2012
I had a chance to talk – along with my friend and colleague Steve Seow – about Node.js and Windows Azure this past Saturday in beautiful Salt Lake City. We had a really enthusiastic audience, building Node.JS application from scratch and learning about the benefits of the Windows Azure PaaS model, which facilitates and simplifies the process of scaling-out web solutions on-demand. I promised them to publish the PowerPoint deck that we used… so here it is: Node.js presentation deck.
In case you are interested, I also had a chance to provide a technical review for a Node.js article that my friend Bruno Terkaly wrote for MSDN Magazine online. It can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh875173.aspx.
For more information about Node.js, and why it is becoming such a relevant platform for web development, visit the official website, located here: http://www.nodejs.org. Also, the Windows Azure website includes great information on how to deploy your Node.js solutions to the cloud: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/nodejs/.
Last, but not least, my friend Aaron Stannard put together a github repository that includes tutorial, examples, and code samples: https://github.com/Aaronontheweb/introtonode.
Enjoy!
Don’t miss it! Windows Azure Discovery Event in Boulder, CO March 20th, 2012
February 27th, 2012
Join us for this free, invitation-only Windows Azure Discovery Event, brought to you by Metro – Microsoft’s Early Adopter Program and the Global Windows Azure incubation team. Our goal is to help ISVs and software startups understand latest updates on Microsoft’s Cloud Computing offerings with the Windows Azure Platform, discuss the opportunities for the cloud, and show resources available to ISVs and startups to get started using Windows Azure and SQL Azure today. I will be personally talking about different topics around the Windows Azure platform, including the Management portal, using BLOB storage, support for NodeJS, Service Bus messaging, among others.
I hope to see you there.
Announcing Reduced Pricing on SQL Azure and New 100MB Database Option
February 17th, 2012Great news for SQL Azure subscribers! Microsoft announced last Tuesday significant changes to the pricing structure, resulting in 48% to 75% savings for databases larger than 1GB. Also, the 100MB database option enables customers to get started using this cloud-base relational DB engine at half of the previous price. More information after the jump…
CloudFest Denver 2012 PRE102 – Presentation PowerPoint deck (Software Architectures for the Cloud)
February 10th, 2012
I had the opportunity to deliver a presentation on Cloud-based Software Architectures during CloudFest in Denver. I talked about patterns, practices, and principles that are becoming popular thanks to the different components and features offered by cloud development platforms like Microsoft Windows Azure. Moreover, I have a few slides on how some of our ISVs – specifically EventDay and BrainCredits – are implementing these concepts, including CQRS. You can download the PowerPoint presentation by following this link. The content was prepared in conjunction with my friend and colleague Bruno Terkaly. Make sure to visit his blog as well!
Supporting mobile device applications using RESTful services running on Windows Azure
February 3rd, 2012
I recently wrote an article with my friend and colleague Bruno Terkaly for MSDN magazine on using Windows Azure to support mobile device applications (including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone) that require back-end services. The solution that we propose is based on a REST style architecture, a very popular approach that provides flexibility and speed. I hope that you enjoy it and find it useful.
Here is the link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh781021.aspx.
Windows Azure Queues and Windows Azure Service Bus Queues – Compared and Contrasted
January 12th, 2012Great article explaining the differences between Windows Azure Queues and the new messaging capabilities in the Windows Azure Service Bus. It contains typical scenarios, as well as general guidelines on when to use one vs. the other.
Mark your calendars! Cloud Fest Denver Feb. 9th, 2012
January 6th, 2012
Cloud Fest is coming to Denver on February 9th, 2012, and you should not miss it. Take this opportunity to learn about cloud computing, and how it is affecting deployment and development models across multiple industries around the world. I will be personally presenting a session on designing software architectues for distributed environments, including real life examples of organizations using emerging patterns like CQRS. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Automated Build and Deployment with Windows Azure SDK 1.6
January 5th, 2012Tom Hollander recently posted a great article on how to use the new deployment capabilities in the Windows Azure SDK v1.6, including the use of the .publishsettings file with a build server using TFS and MSBuild. Enjoy!
Windows Azure ISV Blog Series: Digital Folio experience using different cloud storage options
December 29th, 2011The Windows Azure team published today a post about one of the ISVs that I've been working with: Digital Folio. In the article, they share their experience choosing and using the different storage options that the Microsoft cloud platform offers, specifically Windows Azure storage tables and SQL Azure databases… which, by the way, it is a common topic of conversation with other companies planning to migrate their solutions to the cloud. Special thanks to Fernando Cardenas with Digital Folio for his time and effort sharing his thoughts and lessons learned. Enjoy!
