Git Rid of Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDKs with .NET + Git + AppHarbor Deployment Revolution

First a few tidbits on the latest SDKs. For the latest Windows Azure SDK go check out the Microsoft MSDN Site. For the latest for AWS (Amazon Web Services) SDK check out the AWS .NET Site. These two SDKs are great for customers who want to build on the bare bones X platform. Now whatever... Continue reading →

A Short Introduction to Windows Azure AppFabric

Windows Azure AppFabric is arguably the main feature set that truly sets Windows Azure apart from any cloud services on the market today. The AppFabric allows cloud users to hookup on-premises services to their cloud services, to secure cloud & on-premises services with new or existing security measures, cache Internet or other content, and on... Continue reading →

Put Stuff in Your Windows Azure Junk Trunk – Windows Azure Worker Role and Storage Queue

Click on Part 1 and Part 2 of this series to review the previous examples and code. First and foremost have the existing code base created in the other two examples opened and ready in Visual Studio 2010. Next, I’ll just start rolling ASAP. In the JunkTrunk.Storage Project add the following class file and code... Continue reading →

Put Stuff in Your Windows Azure Junk Trunk – ASP.NET MVC Application

If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, you’ll need to in order to follow along with the JunkTrunk Repository. Open the solution up if you haven’t already and navigate to the Models Folder within the ASP.NET MVC JunkTrunk Project. In the folder add another class titled FileItemModel.cs and BlobModel.cs. Add the following properties... Continue reading →

Put Stuff in Your Windows Azure Junk Trunk – Repository Base

Alright, so the title is rather stupid, but hey, it’s fun! 🙂 This project I setup to provide some basic functionality with Windows Azure Storage. I wanted to use each of the three mediums; Table, Blob, and Queue, and this example will cover each of these things. The application will upload and store images, provide... Continue reading →