Understanding Windows Azure platform AppFabric Access Control Service Resources
Before we can begin using the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service (ACS) to decouple our applications from security concerns and enable claims-based identities we need to understand the Resources […]
Managing Windows Azure Deployments with Windows Azure Service Management CmdLets
Before you begin your Windows Azure development experience in earnest, you should be aware that leaving development and test instances deployed and running in the cloud can be expensive. Be […]
How To Get Diagnostic Data From Services Running In The Windows Azure Cloud
Each instance of Windows Azure Service Role runs its own monitor to gather its own instance specific diagnostic data. The problem that immediately presents itself is knowing what exactly is […]
Idempotency for Windows Azure Message Queues
Idempotency is the mathematical term used to describe a system that produces the same result when a formula or procedure is applied numerous times against the same target. In software […]
Windows Communication Foundation Data Services (Astoria) – The Stuff They Should Have Told You Before You Started
Entity Framework derived types support inheritance and relationships, just as you’d expect from any Object Relational Mapper tool (ORM) Windows Communication Foundation Data Services (Astoria) throws an exception if your […]
Migrating Polling Duplex Binding Element from Silverlight v2.0 to v3.0 for WCF Services In The Cloud Code Samples
When running the WCF / Windows Azure samples (see my previous blog entry) you may get an error indicating that the Polling Duplex Binding Element cannot be loaded if you […]
Code Samples for Hosting WCF Services In The Cloud
Code samples demonstrating how to host WCF Services under Windows Azure can be found on the MSDN site at: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wcfazure
HOWTO: Obtain and Configure A Free Certificate For Digitally Signing Your Outlook 2007 Email
The protocols for authenticating the sender of an email have always been very weak. For the most part its an “honor” system, which is why spammers have such an easy […]
Setup Windows Identity Framework SDK Samples on Windows 7
The setup and cleanup scripts that ship with the Windows Identity Framework SDK sample code do not properly operate under Windows 7. This is due to a check for the […]