The following blog post is intended to offer a developer-oriented perspective on the implementation of a generics-aware storage layer abstraction for the Windows Azure Queue Service. The problem space addressed by the post is centered on supporting very large messages in Windows Azure queues and overcoming the 8KB limitation that exists today. Simply put, this blog and the associated code will enable you to utilize Windows Azure Queues without having to engage in the message size bookkeeping imposed...

Excellent keynote today by Scott Guthrie and the Windows Azure team! I don’t know if it’s because I’m seeing it on the other side for the first time or if it’s due to the amazing new capabilities introduced into Windows Azure, but I loved every second of it! Within a few minutes Scott had jumped [...] Blog Post by: Wade

We recently published this case study on Advanced Telemetry , a startup that offers an extensible, remote, energy-monitoring-and-control software framework. The company migrated its telemetry solution to the Windows Azure Platform in order to expand into new vertical markets without having to incur the costs of investing in server infrastructure. As part of their solution the company used Windows Azure, SQL Azure and Windows Azure AppFabric. AppFabric Service Bus is used by the developers in order...

There are several reasons… you need an identity so that the service provider is able to uniquely identify you and provide the right level of service. You need an identity so that the systems can provide access to your information only. You need an identity so that the system can provide you the privileges you are entitled to. I can keep adding, but you get the picture... Blog Post by: Benny Mathew

Today (12/13/2010) the Windows Azure platform AppFabric has updated the IP Ranges on which the AppFabric nodes are hosted. If your firewall restricts outbound traffic, you will need to perform the additional step of opening your outbound TCP Ports and IP Addresses for these nodes. Please see the 1/28/2010 “ Additional Data Centers for Windows Azure platform AppFabric ” posted which was updated today to include the new set of IP Addresses. Blog Post by: netsqlservicesteam