Reading Notes # 20

 

Cloud

• Hybrid Reference Implementation Using BizTalk Server, Windows Azure, Service Bus and SQL Azure - A nice sample of using Biztalk with Azure
• Practical Development - Introducing unit of scale. very clear post
• An HTML5-Windows Azure Dashboard, Part 1 - In this post David Pallmann is starting a new project that will integrate HTML5, Javascript, JSon, JQuery and Azure
• Minimizing Connection Pool errors in SQL Azure - Here goes a best practices
• Windows Azure Drive Snapshot and Updating Azure Drive - Definition and description of Azure snapshot drive and it’s features, in a easy to read bullet form.
• Windows Azure for Social Applications - This post is about high level communication between cloud instance.
• A Comprehensive Introduction to Cloud Computing - This is a good introduction to what is the Cloud computing, using a real life analogy as starting point. (Unfortunately because of a blog restructuration the link is currently broken, but Wely did tell me that he will but it back soon.)
• Cloud Computing and the Reason for Hybrid Versions - A lot of good stats about the cloud computing, but I'm curious to see their sources...
• How To Easily Enable Windows Azure Diagnostics Remotely - Amazing post with a lot of great PowerShell script. Bookmark this one...
• A Game of Risk- Explain about WinRT

  Microsoft announced the Windows Runtime (WinRT) stack at the heart of Windows 8 during the BUILD conference keynote in September, everyone in the room knew the game had changed.

• How To Clean up old Windows Azure diagnostics - Another amazing post that merite to be bookmarked.
• Your users don't care if you use Web Sockets - Most user don't care about the tech used. They care about the result. Here and example.

  You can use the lovely CanIUse web site to find out if you browser supports something

• How to access Service Configuration settings in Windows Azure Startup Task - Good code snippet if you need to check config
• Azure Storage Analytics - A good list of links to code post.
• Deploying Node.js Applications to Windows Azure via Blobs or Git Sync - Quick explanation of the use of nodeRole project. Thanks to Steve Mark how made great tools projects.
• Le Bulletin Azure - épisode 1 - First video podcast in a series about Azure's actualities in french.

Programming

• Web Essentials from Mads Kristensen - This is definitely a most. Even more for people our doing not so often web development.

• SQL in the Wild - I didn't know about this "filtered index" feature available in MSSQL 2008. Really nice feature.

Miscellaneous

• Profanity doesn't work - Does swearing is a good thing in a technical presentation, or in a blog? S. Hanselman answer the question in this post
• Your images are a virus. They are EVERYWHERE on the Internet - 1 image, 227 copies, 4 years... images spread..
• The #1 Thing That Successful Freelancers Always Do - Business look for some one how can do better then them self.

~Franky

Reading Notes #19

 Cloud

• How to Detect If You Are Connected To A Federation Root (Herve Roggero) - Will be useful when federation will come out.
• Mixpanel Engineering - The cloud is not for all business, here the Mixpanel’s story .
• Unable to connect to one(or few) of the Windows Azure role instnaces using remote desktop (RDP) option - Nice tips.
• Enabling Support for 32-bit IIS Applications in Windows Azure - Perfect! Simple to do and simple to use.
• Article: Introducing Queues and Topics in Azure Service Bus - A lot of new exiting stuff for the middleware and integration.
• Free Databases in the Window Azure Marketplace - Nice place to start playing with oData and/or the Marketplace
• Windows Azure PowerShell Extensions - I look forward to see those extensions...

  PowerShell is a very powerful tool for your developer tool belt,

  For an overview of the Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets, watch this video

• Windows Azure, Fiddler and netmf - Nice to know. since it's not done by default.
• 10 Predictions About Cloud Computing - This is a good question. What will became the cloud in a long-term? Good post.
• SQL Azure PowerShell for Developers on the Run! - This is a most. A really sharp idea.

  “Quickly create firewall rules for where ever you are”

• Roger Doherty's SQL Server Evangelism Blog - Great new labs for migration. reporting. sync and federation. really good update. More info about the Data-tier Application Framework or DAC Fx.
• Windows Azure Traffic Manager - I know exactly in witch project i could use this...
• Reading configuration entries using System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager class in a Windows Azure Application - A well done 101 about read config in Azure project.
• 10 Enterprise Cloud Storage Options - A 10 list of cloud storage option... but no syng of Google or Azure?
• Deadlettering in Azure AppFabric Service Bus Brokered Messaging - A great introduction to the message architecture and how to use it with the new Azure AppFabric coming in.

  “The Developer’s Guide to AppFabric”, a free e-book on Azure AppFabric development. Available for download here.

  The Enterprise Integration Patterns website provides a description of the Dead Letter Channel pattern here.

• CloudCover Show: Episode 64 - Adding Push Notifications to Windows Phone Apps – Wade explain all the new stuff for Windows Phone apps by using composable NuGet packages with Windows Azure.
  
• Using Windows Azure Service Bus Messaging (Roman Kiss) – Everything you should know about Azure service bus, write inn one amazing post.

 

Miscellaneous

• Google+ Ripples brings something interesting to the table - Trying to but together something append 2 weeks ago on Twitter... nah forget it. but see how is it possible on Google +

~Franky

Reading Notes #18

Cloud

• Windows Azure: Startup task or OnStart(), which to choose? (Avkash Chauhan - MSFT) - Know the difference between starup task and onStart()
• Can Cloud Computing Reduce IT Cost Complexities?
• Packaging an Executable as a Windows Azure Application From the Command Line – Quick way using programEntryPoint of worker role
• New Article: How To Integrate a BizTalk Server Application with Service Bus Queues and Topics - This is looking promising, need to read the full article.
• Four key reasons to include cloud computing in your business strategy - To help some client to find if the cloud is good from them
• Cloud Cover Show: Episode 62 - Marketplace with Christian Liensberger – Great info about Marketplace.
• Cloud Cover Show: Episode 63 - Securely Sharing Files with Windows Azure – Really nice introduction of the BlobShare. 
• Six Reasons to Use Cloud Services for Small Business - Another list of arguments of why you should go in the cloud

Programming

• Bodega Sale Blog - A kind of American idol for developer... not a bad idea.
• Engine Yard Platform-as-a-Service – Difference between concurrency and parallelism by type of ruby
• Sandro Pereira BizTalk Blog - When an image IS thousand words
• Fire and Ice: David Pallmann's Web and Cloud Blog: Adventures in HTML5: Bouncy Bar Chart (David Pallmann) - If you're looking for a nice way to learn HTML5 then this how-to make a htmk5 version of Jelly bars is perfect for you.

Miscellaneous

• An analysis of four lazy years with an Amazon Kindle and no dead trees (Scott Hanselman) - Understand why you should go with a e Reader
• I know apps - Interesting point. Next time keep that in mind.

~Franky