The beginning.... Abhijeet Patel, January 1, 0001 Welcome to the very first post of Under The Influence (of code). I am Software Design Engineer based in SF Bay area. I have a deep and keen interest in Computer Science and Software Engineering. I've been ... The beginning.... 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for November 09, 2008 -- #423 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this issue: Joseph Ghassan, Boyan Nikolov, James Bacom, David Justice, Jesse Liberty, Shawn Wildermuth, and Michael Sync. Tim Heuer has an update you should pay attention to: Flickr4Writer Service Pack ... Silverlight Cream for November 09, 2008 -- #423 0 0 1
Azure Hands-On Labs Issue Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 If you should happen to create a new cloud services project in VS2008 with VB settings, you may well find that you are unable to save the project/solution. The message is, in typical fashion, singularly ... Azure Hands-On Labs Issue 0 0 0
Building applications for Windows Azure Tanzim Saqib, January 1, 0001 Windows Azure is an upcoming operating system for the cloud from Microsoft, announced on October 27 at PDC. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage ... Building applications for Windows Azure 0 0 1
PDC 2008: Project “Velocity” Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 Online data caching service Web scenarios: distributed/global object cache (low latency, high scale); cache for reference and activity data; scale IIS/ASP applications Enterprise/HPC scenarios: LINQ enabled ... PDC 2008: Project “Velocity” 0 0 0
PDC Keynote 2: Scott Guthrie Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 .NET 3.5 SP1 improvements streamlined setup startup performance graphics improvements DirectX/Direct3D interop in WPF more controls Code demo for lighting up Windows 7 functionality using WPF this week, ... PDC Keynote 2: Scott Guthrie 0 0 0
PDC 2008: A Lap Around Azure Services (Manuvir Das) Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 Windows Azure is an “operating system for the cloud” What is the cloud? a set of connected servers on which developers can: install and run services store and retrieve data What we do today for services: ... PDC 2008: A Lap Around Azure Services (Manuvir Das) 0 0 0
PDC Keynote: Amitab Shrivestava (VP of Azure) Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 Azure is the kernel of the Microsoft cloud platform, allowing others to build killer apps Azure is a scalable solution for deploying services to the cloud, hosting by a hypervisor optimized for cloud computing. ... PDC Keynote: Amitab Shrivestava (VP of Azure) 0 0 0
PDC 2008 Keynote – Ray Ozzie; Windows Azure Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 (Caveat: these are, again, raw notes.) This PDC will be focused on the Microsoft end-to-end strategy regarding services, and the transformation of their business. Three things that always kept Ray Ozzie ... PDC 2008 Keynote – Ray Ozzie; Windows Azure 0 0 0
Code Names and Release Announcements Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 “Oslo” – new generation modeling tool “Atlanta” -- takes advantage of Azure services; uses service bus to connect to MOM, and transmits data to Azure to a single database (planned for 100s of GB/day). ... Code Names and Release Announcements 0 0 0
Bluehoo – a quick comment about a new social networking too... Jeff Certain, January 1, 0001 For those of you who insist on being on the latest social networking tool, consider checking out Bluehoo. The beta will be available for download at mid-day today. It’s built on top of the new Windows ... Bluehoo – a quick comment about a new social networking too... 0 0 0
Microsoft Developer Conference Mike Azocar, January 1, 0001 If you weren’t able to make PDC a few weeks ago, we are now taking some of the show on the road! These day long events are great for keeping your skills sharp and also you get a chance to take a look at ... Microsoft Developer Conference 0 0 0
Fixing DevelopmentStorage's database cannot be found problem on W... Tanzim Saqib, January 1, 0001 This could be a common problem who are not using SQL Express. If you run an Azure application you may find it seeks for SQL Express instance in your machine if you do not have already. You may also find ... Fixing DevelopmentStorage's database cannot be found problem on W... 0 0 0
PDC -- Microsoft Azure , January 1, 0001 PDC has commenced. Herds of people flocked to the keynote where the topic was infrastructure. It may not be the most sexy of topics, but it is certainly the way that Microsoft is moving with their business ... PDC -- Microsoft Azure 0 0 0
Oslo : First Impressions Michael Cummings, January 1, 0001 Oslo is a platform of technologies designed to help us create model driven applications. Currently Oslo is composed of 3 components; A language , a tool, and a database. Oslo : First Impressions 0 0 1
Accessing SQL Data Services (SDS) using ADO.NET Data Services (As... sxk, January 1, 0001 With the latest release of the SQL Data Services (SDS) we announced a tech preview of the work we did with ADO.NET Data Services (Astoria/adods) team (http://www.microsoft.com/a... As part ... Accessing SQL Data Services (SDS) using ADO.NET Data Services (As... 0 0 7
Random Thought (XNA + Windows Azure == ?) aschepis, January 1, 0001 Windows Azure + XNA == An easy to build MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game)? Perhaps this puts the popular genre into the reach of open source and freeware developers. Random Thought (XNA + Windows Azure == ?) 0 0 0
Reflections on PDC 08 - The Message D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 PDC has come to an end and I’m sitting here reflecting on what I've experienced over the last few days. The PDC experience has been quite different than the Tech Ed or Dev Teach events I've attended in ... Reflections on PDC 08 - The Message 0 0 0
#PDC08 | Today is the last day! Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 Today I am checking out the event to see what all this amazing new stuff is about. I have been stuck in the booth since Saturday with only bathroom privileges so I have not been able to see what is going ... #PDC08 | Today is the last day! 0 0 0
About "Dublin" Connected, January 1, 0001 Microsoft have announced "Dublin" in September, but up until now (PDC) there' has been very little information about how that is going to look now. Over at PDC are finally able to see some sessions as ... About "Dublin" 0 0 0
PDC2008 Dave Yasko, January 1, 0001 This has been an action packed week. I promise that I will detail what I've been up to, but for now I'll simply list some cool things to Google. Windows Azure (Windows in "The Cloud") Boku .NET Services ... PDC2008 0 0 1
Windows Azure, A letter from Steve Ballmer Mohamed Meligy, January 1, 0001 Another email to share with you, “A Platform for the Next Technology Revolution” : During the past decade, a dramatic transformation in the world of information technology has been taking shape. It's a ... Windows Azure, A letter from Steve Ballmer 0 0 0
Interesting Email From Steve Ballmer okcodemonkey, January 1, 0001 I got this email from Steve Ballmer. Okay I know if was more than likely a marketing person from Microsoft that came up with this not Steve, but I thought I would share it as it had some good information ... Interesting Email From Steve Ballmer 0 0 0
Letter from Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft Randy Walker, January 1, 0001 I occasionally receive letters sent out to the Industry Executives from the top dogs at Microsoft. Here’s the one I just received outlining their newest initiative called Windows Azure, which was just ... Letter from Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft 0 0 0
PDC 2008 Keynote Day 2 Bill Evjen, January 1, 0001 This keynote is all about Windows 7 (the Vista that shoulda been) and new things from ScottGu's team. While yesterday was about the back-end infrastructure of the new cloud platform Azure from Microsoft, ... PDC 2008 Keynote Day 2 0 0 0
PDC 2008 Nuri Halperin, January 1, 0001 Mind boggling things unvailed at PDC. One big thing to decide is going to be our relation to the cloud. Cloud computing has hit big and the whole idea of SAS making big business invest big. Where do we ... PDC 2008 0 0 0
Red Dog : Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform Michael Cummings, January 1, 0001 Microsoft announced at PDC 2008 yesterday that the project they have been working on for cloud computing called Red Dog has a final name as Azure (ăzh'ər). At a dinner function last night there was some ... Red Dog : Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform 0 0 0
PDC Day One – Key Note a Go Go! Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 They should have called it “Stockholm” instead of “Oslo”; they really should. “08”, pronounced “nollåtta”, or “jävla nollåtta” in the north of Sweden, is the nickname for Stockholmers (08 is the area code ... PDC Day One – Key Note a Go Go! 0 0 0
Visual Studio 2010 info and the new TeamPrise Remote Accelerator Etienne Tremblay, January 1, 0001 Eugene has all the lowdown for getting and using the brand new VSTS2010 VPC. Check out the info here Also my good friend Martin at TeamPrise just announced a brand new product called the Remote Accelerator. ... Visual Studio 2010 info and the new TeamPrise Remote Accelerator 0 0 2
PDC 2008 - Day 1 Andy Johns, January 1, 0001 So, as a thousand bloggers have probably already blogged.... Today at PDC was all about the cloud: Windows Azure. Not sure where MS is going with this, but it is interesting. I've got a couple of ideas ... PDC 2008 - Day 1 0 0 0
Microsoft PDC Robert May, January 1, 0001 I'm at PDC, and glad I am as well. First, I need to thank the geeks with blogs people for the AWESOME t-shirt. Well done. The site looks great. Second, this whole cloud thing that you're reading about, ... Microsoft PDC 0 0 1
Microsoft Cloud Operating System - Azure Sandaruwan Fernando, January 1, 0001 Microsoft announced its new cloud operating system at PDC on Monday. Its called Windows Azure. Read more about it at cnet site ... Microsoft Cloud Operating System - Azure 0 0 0
Windows Azure Randolpho St. John, January 1, 0001 So, by now you've probably heard of the Windows Azure news coming out of PDC; it's rather hard to avoid the media blitz. It looks useful. Being able to easily deploy and scale services would be a big help, ... Windows Azure 0 0 2
Announcing Windows Azure Chris Eargle, January 1, 0001 I just learned that Windows Azure has been announced, presumably at PDC 2008. It's brand new, so visit the site to learn more and download the ctp. Windows Azure is a cloud services operating system that ... Announcing Windows Azure 0 0 0
#PDC08 keynote (day 1, part 2) Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 Note: The Wireless network at the keynote failed miserably, so this will be posted with a delay. Next speaker talks about customer challenges: Stay up to date, lower predictable costs including IT resources, ... #PDC08 keynote (day 1, part 2) 0 0 0
Windows Azure Resources BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 Here are links to a number of resources for Azure… Windows Azure Datasheet Windows Azure Services Platform Datasheet .Net Services datasheet SQL Services datasheet Live Services datasheet ... Windows Azure Resources 0 0 0
Windows Azure Resources BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 Here are links to a number of recourses for Azure… Windows Azure Datasheet Windows Azure Services Platform Datasheet .Net Services datasheet SQL Services datasheet Live Services datasheet ... Windows Azure Resources 0 0 0
Azure!!! Microsoft’s cloud BizTalk Visionary, January 1, 0001 So the secret’s out! Microsoft’s Cloud will give us a number of key aspects. First is the foundation or Windows Azure, this can be seen as the cloud OS but is much, much more than that. It is an infinitely ... Azure!!! Microsoft’s cloud 0 0 1
PDC Day 1 Underway Kevin G, January 1, 0001 This morning Ray Ozzie, the Chief Architect at Microsoft, opened the conference with a great keynote and the official announcement of Microsoft Windows Azure and their Cloud Services initiative. You can ... PDC Day 1 Underway 0 0 0
PDC 08 – Monday Morning Keynote D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 So I was late to the keynote this morning. No biggie…it doesn’t look like I missed too much in the first half hour. The message from what I did see is pretty clear though: Microsoft is jumping into cloud ... PDC 08 – Monday Morning Keynote 0 0 0
PDC 2008 - Keynote Notes Bill Evjen, January 1, 0001 Ray Ozzie, chief architect at Microsoft, opened the keynote. Here are my random notes: Ray thanked everyone for coming to the event and stressed how important we all are in Microsoft's success. He then ... PDC 2008 - Keynote Notes 0 0 0
#PDC08 keynote (day 1, part 1) Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 Note: The Wireless network at the keynote failed miserably, so this will be posted with a delay. Ray Ozzie talks about the future of software and Microsoft's take on new software foundations. Mobile platforms ... #PDC08 keynote (day 1, part 1) 0 0 0
Windows Azure Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 Here I am at PDC, Los Angeles Convention Centre and Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, Microsoft, just announced that the new Windows on the Cloud named as Windows Azure. Windows Azure is the windows ... Windows Azure 0 0 2
Windows Azure, the new Windows Cloud OS Kit Ong, January 1, 0001 The Windows Cloud OS called Windows Azure that had been under the code name Red dog project for a long time has been officially announced in the keynote by Ray Ozzie on the first day of the PDC in LA (27th ... Windows Azure, the new Windows Cloud OS 0 0 1004
Announcements at PDC08 Kit Ong, January 1, 0001 The following lists the announcements made at Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in LA Major announcements: Cloud services: SQL Services (includes SSDS), .Net Services, and Live Services .NET ... Announcements at PDC08 0 0 5
Tampa Code Camp July 16th, 2005 Dave Noderer, January 1, 0001 The Tampa Code Camp will be held on July 16th, 2005. See table below for the Tampa and other Florida code camps! Date Location Registration Session Info Misc July 16 Tampa, FL MSDN Events www.tampacodecamp.com ... Tampa Code Camp July 16th, 2005 0 0 0