עמוד הבית

Just wanna let you know that we’re up with new Israeli Azure campaign… further info at the this site -  http://www.microsoft.com/israel/azureplatform/ 

If you haven't tried Azure yet, this is the time! 

• With our continued commitment to deliver increasing value in data cloud services to our customers we are happy to announce that SQL Azure database is now extending from 10GB to 50GB size of database storage capacity.
• With 50GB, SQL Azure service offers customer much higher scalability for their applications and data, whether they extend their existing applications to the cloud or explore the cloud only new application scenarios. With 50 GB capacity now available, customers can have much broader use of the SQL Azure highly available, relational database service for many of their LOB business applications, taking full advantage of the SQL Azure elasticity, ease of provisioning and managing and familiar development environment and tools.
• The new 50GB database size will be available to our customers worldwide starting June 28th

SQL Azure Subscription Offer

• Microsoft is offering more flexible ways for customers to try larger SQL Azure databases. Starting August 1st, we will have a new discounted SQL Azure promotional offer (SQL Azure Development Accelerator Core) to customers, allowing them to subscribe to larger SQL Azure databases at a significant discount. This offer includes exclusively SQL Azure Business Edition database and will enable customers to use the larger database size with discounting. More information is available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/offers/.

Public Preview of the Data Sync Service

• SQL Azure Data Sync Service offers customers flexibility and control over their data, allowing them to make discrete and granular decisions on how their data and which components should be distributed across multiple datacenters in different geographic locations. Based on the customers’ internal policies and business needs, customers are encouraged to register at http://www.sqlazurelabs.com and within 1-2 weeks they will receive an invitation to subscribe to the service.

CTP of the SQL Server Web Manager for SQL Azure to be offered this Summer

• Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Microsoft SQL Server Web Manager (SSWM), a lightweight and easy to use database management tool for SQL Azure databases, to be offered this summer. SSWM is designed specifically for Web developers and other technology professionals seeking a straightforward solution to quickly develop, deploy, and manage their data-driven applications in the cloud. SSWM is geared toward basic database management tasks such as authoring and executing queries, designing and editing database schema, and editing table data.

Access 10 Support for SQL Azure

• Microsoft Office 2010 will natively support data connectivity to SQL Azure opening up opportunities for Office users and technology providers to create rich experiences using cloud computing.
• For Information Workers, this gives an easy way to connect directly from Office applications to cloud-based relational databases, enabling ease of use and providing flexibility to IT. Microsoft partners will have more choices to integrate rich Office Business Applications that can connect directly to both on-premise or cloud databases creating unique and agile solutions.

The Pre-announced Spatial Data Support to Become Live

• As it was pre-announced at MIX back in March  ̵  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/edkatibah/archive/2010/03/21/spatial-data-support-coming-to-sql-azure.aspx ̵  SQL Azure will offer spatial data support. Spatial is a data type for storing location based information (like latitude, longitude) that enables spatial operations like mapping, distance between points, is a location in a region, etc. and enables development of the location aware operations.
• We introduced it on-premise with SQL Server 2008 and pre-announced for SQL Azure back in March.
• We're announcing that this capability is now becoming available in SQL Azure.

Resources

• Tech▪Ed 2010 Announcement Summary and SQL Azure Q&A: here
• SQL Azure Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/
• SQL Azure on MS.com: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/data-services.aspx
• AppFabric Dev Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/appfabric

Originally published at My Application Platform Quotes 

Posted on:

http://blog.maordavid.com/windows-azure-training-kit-updated-for-visual-studio-2010/

The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit has been updated. The kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Windows Azure platform including: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and AppFabric. The June release includes new and updated labs for Visual Studio 2010.

Get the kit from Microsoft Download at Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - June Update.

Here is what is new in the kit:

• Introduction to Windows Azure - VS2010 version
• Introduction To SQL Azure - VS2010 version
• Introduction to the Windows Azure Platform AppFabric Service Bus - VS2010 version
• Introduction to Dallas - VS2010 version
• Introduction to the Windows Azure Platform AppFabric Access Control Service - VS2010 version
• Web Services and Identity in the Cloud
• Exploring Windows Azure Storage VS2010 version + new Exercise: “Working with Drives”
• Windows Azure Deployment VS2010 version + new Exercise: “Securing Windows Azure with SSL”
• Minor fixes to presentations – mainly timelines, pricing, new features etc.

• Introduction to Windows Azure
• Exploring Windows Azure Storage
• Deploying and Monitoring Applications in Windows Azure
• Windows Azure: Worker Role Communication
• Federated Authentication in a Windows Azure Web Role Application
• Web Services and Identity in the Cloud
• Building ASP.NET Web Form Applications with Windows Azure
• Introduction to SQL Azure
• Migrating Databases to SQL Azure
• SQL Azure: Tips and Tricks
• Intro to Dallas
• Introduction to the .NET Service Bus
• Introduction to the .NET Access Control Service
• Service Remoting with Service Bus
• Eventing with the Service Bus

• Windows Azure Platform Overview (C9 - VIDEO)
• What is Windows Azure? (C9 - VIDEO)
• Windows Azure Storage Overview (C9 - VIDEO)
• Deploying Applications on Windows Azure (C9 - VIDEO)
• Windows Azure Compute (C9 - VIDEO)
• Introduction to Windows Azure (PPTX)
• Building Services with Windows Azure (PPTX)
• What is SQL Azure? (C9 - VIDEO)
• Introduction to SQL Azure (PPTX)
• Building Applications using SQL Azure (PPTX)
• Scaling out with SQL Azure
• What is Microsoft Codename "Dallas"? (C9 - VIDEO)
• Introduction to Microsoft Codename "Dallas" (PPTX)
• What is the Access Control Service (C9 - VIDEO)
• Introduction to the Service Bus (C9 - VIDEO)

• Deploying Windows Azure Services
• Hello Windows Azure
• Windows Azure Guestbook Demo
• Windows Azure Logging and Configuration Demo
• Windows Azure using Blobs Demo
• Windows Azure Worker Role Demo
• Windows Azure Using Queues Demo
• Windows Azure Using Tables Demo
• Preparing your SQL Azure Account
• Connecting to SQL Azure
• Managing Logins and Security in SQL Azure
• Creating Objects in SQL Azure
• Migrating a Database Schema to SQL Azure
• Moving Data Into and Out Of SQL Azure using SSIS
• Building a Simple SQL Azure App
• Scaling Out SQL Azure with Database Sharding
• AppFabric Service Bus Direct Connection Demo
• AppFabric Service Bus webHttpRelayBinding
• AppFabric Service Bus Publish and Subscribe
• AppFabric Service Bus Service Registry
• AppFabric Service Bus NetOneWayRelayBinding

• Windows Azure MMC
• Windows Azure Service Management CmdLets
• PhluffyFotos