Deploying more than one instance of your web-facing role enforces the Windows Azure Compute Service Level Agreement (SLA). See the full blog entry from the Azure team…
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The Windows Azure team announced the release of version 1.4 for the Windows Azure SDK, along with the corresponding update to the management console. The official announcement can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/46cn8bc The SDK is now available on the Microsoft downloads website, found here: http://tinyurl.com/2c8r9a7 The following features have been added:
Sending Emails from Windows Azure (Part 2 of 2)
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SQL Azure Performance and Elasticity Guide
Today, my colleague Silvano Coriani pointed me to this excellent article about SQL Azure Performance and Elasticity. This is a common topic of conversation when I talk to Microsoft ISVs, and should give you a good understanding of best practices and optimization of SQL Azure databases. Click here to open link…
Mark your calendars! Windows Azure OSS Summit in India, February 2013
Following the successful Windows Azure OSS Summit that I presented in Paris with David Makogon, Bhushan Nene, and Karandeep Anand; we are now flying around the world to meet with Windows Azure developers in India, where we will be visiting three different cities: Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore. We will talk about the latest features incorporated…
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After working with several companies trying to deploy their solutions to Windows Azure, I have found the lack of two common features / patterns in their architectures that prevent them from taking full advantage of the extra IT capacity that the cloud offers. To be honest, these are good practices that apply not only to…
