After an overwhelming number of email messages, feedback and comments based on our previous Windows Azure Insider column, this month Bruno and I continue the conversation around the Internet-of-Things and Windows Azure, incorporating a hands-on approach to using the Service Bus to control an Arduino device using a Windows Phone client. We had a lot of fun building it, and we hope that you enjoy it and find it helpful.
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…
The Fabrikam Shipping website has been updated to version 1.3 of the Windows Azure SDK. This sample project shows how to create different subscription models using a SaaS approach and different Azure components. Source code is available. Enjoy! Click here to open link…
Another article on sharding SQL Azure Databases using Federation. Good tips on how to migrate to a multi-tenant model as well. Click here to open link…
List of Windows Azure announcements during the PDC 2010 Keynote. I will be explaining them in detail during the following days, but this is a good start. Click here to open link…
Interesting article that presents an analysis on how Microsoft can get back on the Mobile war. Windows Phone 7 – Microsoft: It’s time for "David thinking" link
I've been getting questions regarding Azure billing. This is a good page explaining charges and how to analyze daily usage data. Click here to open link…
