One of the most useful tools to use in Windows Azure Development is the Windows Azure MMC. The Microsoft Management Console, or MMC, is the management console that many of the Windows Server Management interfaces can plug into. The Windows Azure Team has put together the Windows Azure specific MMC Console Plugin that is available... Continue reading →

The first thing needed is a Windows Azure Account, which is simply a Live ID. The easiest way to setup one of these is to navigate to http://www.live.com and click on the Sign Up button. If you have an existing account that you use to login it should display on this page also. Windows Live... Continue reading →

I had a concern about Windows OS being used for cloud computing. The instances in Windows Azure take a significant amount of time to boot up. In Amazon Web Services the Windows EC2 Instances also take a long time to boot up. Compared to Linux, Windows takes 2-4x longer to spool up in the cloud.... Continue reading →

A few questions came up recently that I wanted to answer, but before I answered I wanted to post them to see what others might think. What is the most basic concepts of the application story needed to get started? What should be assumed to be complete based on that after 1 week? After 2... Continue reading →

Last week I wrote a somewhat scathing open letter to Microsoft regarding their completely retarded use of domains, subdomains, and messaging around products. I’m not sure who exactly is responsible, but I hope they read it, or at least where entertained by it in some way. I didn’t mean it as a personal attack or... Continue reading →