The US DPE East Media Blog - Channel 9 Channel 9 Blog for the US DPE East Region evangelism team Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png The US DPE East Media Blog - Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast Channel 9 Blog for the US DPE East Region evangelism team http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast en Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:12 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:12 GMT Rev9 80 4 25 Rock Paper Azure Challenge - Part 1(of 5) - Get Your Windows Azure Account Take the Rock Paper Azure Challenge! 
Learn the Cloud, make your move, play to win!

How do you stack up against the coding competition? Play and find out!                              

Did you play Rock, Paper, Scissors as a kid? Does it still determine who makes the afternoon coffee run? Then you already know how to play the game. Now's your chance to code your own player "bot" and test your skills online. Will your bot have what it takes to crush the competition?
 
Get Your Windows Azure Account
 
In this screencast, Jim O'Neil walks the user through the process of signing up for free 30-day Windows Azure trial account.  This is the first step in taking the Rock Paper Azure Challenge.
 
Learn more about the Rock Paper Azure Challenge at: http://www.rockpaperazure.com
 
Keep up with the folks behind the Rock Paper Azure Challenge at the US Cloud Connection blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/uscloud
 
Good luck, and happy coding!
-Brian, Jim, and Peter
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Rock-Paper-Azure-Challenge-Part-1of-5-Get-Your-Windows-Azure-Account Take the Rock Paper Azure Challenge!  Learn the Cloud, make your move, play to win! How do you stack up against the coding competition? Play and find out!                               Did you play Rock, Paper, Scissors as a kid? Does it still determine who makes the afternoon coffee run? Then you already know how to play the game. Now's your chance to code your own player "bot" and test your skills online. Will your bot have what it takes to crush the competition? Get Your Windows Azure Account In this screencast, Jim O'Neil walks the user through the process of signing up for free 30-day Windows Azure trial account.  This is the first step in taking the Rock Paper Azure Challenge. Learn more about the Rock Paper Azure Challenge at: http://www.rockpaperazure.com Keep up with the folks behind the Rock Paper Azure Challenge at the US Cloud Connection blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/uscloud Good luck, and happy coding!-Brian, Jim, and Peter 182 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Rock-Paper-Azure-Challenge-Part-1of-5-Get-Your-Windows-Azure-Account Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:58:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Rock-Paper-Azure-Challenge-Part-1of-5-Get-Your-Windows-Azure-Account Brian, Jim O'Neil, Peter Laudati Brian, Jim O'Neil, Peter Laudati 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Rock-Paper-Azure-Challenge-Part-1of-5-Get-Your-Windows-Azure-Account/RSS Screencast Windows Azure Contests Contest Signing Up for Windows Azure: Windows Azure Pass Did you know you can get a 30-day trial account to try out Windows Azure - no strings attached!  Check out this screencast and get your head (and code) into the clouds!

To stay in touch with your Developer Evangelists focusing on Windows Azure, bookmark the US Cloud Connection!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Windows-Azure-Pass Did you know you can get a 30-day trial account to try out Windows Azure - no strings attached!  Check out this screencast and get your head (and code) into the clouds! To stay in touch with your Developer Evangelists focusing on Windows Azure, bookmark the US Cloud Connection! 154 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Windows-Azure-Pass Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:42:30 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Windows-Azure-Pass Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Windows-Azure-Pass/RSS Azure Signing Up for Windows Azure: Introductory Special Did you know that Windows Azure is free for everyone to use, as in gratis, no cost, complimentary? 

Okay, there are some limitations, but if you want to kick the tires of cloud computing, the Introductory Special includes a recurring monthly allocation of computation, storage, and AppFabric services - free of charge.  You are responsible for any overages, so a credit card must be on file, but you can't beat this simple four-step/five-minute (er, three-minute and 57-second) process to get your own piece of the cloud!

Oh yeah, and to stay in touch with your Developer Evangelists focusing on Windows Azure (including yours truly), bookmark the US Cloud Connection!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Introductory-Special Did you know that Windows Azure is free for everyone to use, as in gratis, no cost, complimentary?  Okay, there are some limitations, but if you want to kick the tires of cloud computing, the Introductory Special includes a recurring monthly allocation of computation, storage, and AppFabric services - free of charge.  You are responsible for any overages, so a credit card must be on file, but you can't beat this simple four-step/five-minute (er, three-minute and 57-second) process to get your own piece of the cloud! Oh yeah, and to stay in touch with your Developer Evangelists focusing on Windows Azure (including yours truly), bookmark the US Cloud Connection! 237 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Introductory-Special Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:42:18 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Introductory-Special Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-Introductory-Special/RSS Azure Signing Up for Windows Azure: MSDN Subscribers If you're an MSDN Premium or Ultimate subscriber, and you haven't signed up for your Windows Azure benefits, you're leaving money on the table - to the tune of about $150 worth of Windows Azure compute, storage, and App Fabric services each month!

Signing up is a snap: it'll take you less than 10 minutes, and then you'll be able to participate in all the cloud computing conversations - just like the cool kids!

After you've signed up, check out the US Cloud Connection to keep tabs on us Developer Evangelists who are surfing the cloud along with you.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-MSDN-Subscribers If you're an MSDN Premium or Ultimate subscriber, and you haven't signed up for your Windows Azure benefits, you're leaving money on the table - to the tune of about $150 worth of Windows Azure compute, storage, and App Fabric services each month! Signing up is a snap: it'll take you less than 10 minutes, and then you'll be able to participate in all the cloud computing conversations - just like the cool kids! After you've signed up, check out the US Cloud Connection to keep tabs on us Developer Evangelists who are surfing the cloud along with you. 330 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-MSDN-Subscribers Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:41:53 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-MSDN-Subscribers Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Signing-Up-for-Windows-Azure-MSDN-Subscribers/RSS Azure Connected Show Podcast - Steve Marx on Azure
Steve uses some strategic tactics to tell us what’s in the tea leaves for the future of Azure. Peter also responds to “cat ladies & acne-laden teenagers” by sharing “The Memo”.
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/The-Connected-Show-Podcast-Steve-Marx-on-Azure In this episode, the one and only Windows Azure Tactical Strategist, Steve Marx, joins Dmitry and Peter to give us an update on the Windows Azure platform. Steve talks about common real world Windows Azure use patterns, including storage and compute instance configurations. Steve uses some strategic tactics to tell us what’s in the tea leaves for the future of Azure. Peter also responds to “cat ladies & acne-laden teenagers” by sharing “The Memo”. 3520 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/The-Connected-Show-Podcast-Steve-Marx-on-Azure Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:39:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/The-Connected-Show-Podcast-Steve-Marx-on-Azure Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/The-Connected-Show-Podcast-Steve-Marx-on-Azure/RSS Developer Developers Interoperability LightSwitch Podcast Visual Studio Windows Azure Connected Show Podcast - Apache Stonehenge M2 ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Apache-Stonehenge-M2 In this episode, guests Ben Dewey & Kent Brown join Peter to discuss the latest release of the Apache Stonehenge project. Ben & Kent talk about the .NET, Java, and PHP interoperability project and how it now handles identity. (Interview starts at 26:21) Also, Dmitry & Peter rap about Web Farms, Ribbons & Bows, Windows Phone 7, and Power Tools. They also take us on another trip to Dmitry’s SoapBox! 4263 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Apache-Stonehenge-M2 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:05:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Apache-Stonehenge-M2 Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Apache-Stonehenge-M2/RSS Developer Developers IIS Interoperability Java PHP Podcast Windows Azure Connected Show Podcast - Dmitry’s Soapbox
Also on tap, news and analysis on Internet Explorer 9 Preview 3, Windows Phone 7, and the newly announced Windows Azure Appliance.

A raging Dmitry also shares his poppin’ passion for HTML5.
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Dmitrys-Soapbox In this episode, guest host Andrew Brust is back again, joining Dmitry & Peter to talk about all of the tech news from Microsoft’s Wordwide Partner Conference in Washington, DC. The trio talks about WebMatrix and how it applies to both ASP.NET & PHP Developers. Also on tap, news and analysis on Internet Explorer 9 Preview 3, Windows Phone 7, and the newly announced Windows Azure Appliance. A raging Dmitry also shares his poppin’ passion for HTML5. 60 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Dmitrys-Soapbox Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:31:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Dmitrys-Soapbox Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Dmitrys-Soapbox/RSS ASP.NET Developer Developers Internet Explorer Interoperability PHP Podcast WebMatrix Windows Azure Northeast Roadshow: Data at Your Service
In this session Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist, takes you on a tour of the various data options and covers the capabilities as well as the 'sweet spot' for your data storage options.  If you'd prefer to jump right to your section of interest, fast forward the screencast based on the outline below:

[00:50] - The storage spectrum
[01:40] - Azure storage overview
[02:27] -     Blobs
[03:30] -     Demo: configuring your Azure storage account
[05:30] -     Demo: accessing Blob storage
[06:23] -     Tables
[07:23] -     Demo: viewing Table storage in VS 2010
[08:02] -     Demo: using the StorageClient API
[08:57] -     Queues
[09:59] -     Drives
[10:41] - Azure Storage vs. relational storage
[11:06] - SQL Azure
[12:32] -     Demo: accessing a SQL Azure Database
[14:38] - Cloud storage concerns
[15:00] - WCF Data Services
[15:54] -     Demo: creating a WCF Data Service
[20:11] -     OData
[20:51] - Wrap-up

For the slides for this and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, check out Code Gallery. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Data-at-Your-Service Most of the attention of cloud computing is focused on leveraging the elasticity and self-provisioning power of virtual machines in the "cloud," but what about your data?  Windows Azure has several options for hosting your data - Azure tables, Azure blobs, and SQL Azure - what do you use when?  And what if you have data privacy or governance requirements, and you don't think you're ready to trust your data in someone else's hands - do you write off the cloud completely?  (Hint: no!)In this session Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist, takes you on a tour of the various data options and covers the capabilities as well as the 'sweet spot' for your data storage options.  If you'd prefer to jump right to your section of interest, fast forward the screencast based on the outline below:[00:50] - The storage spectrum[01:40] - Azure storage overview[02:27] -     Blobs[03:30] -     Demo: configuring your Azure storage account[05:30] -     Demo: accessing Blob storage[06:23] -     Tables[07:23] -     Demo: viewing Table storage in VS 2010[08:02] -     Demo: using the StorageClient API[08:57] -     Queues[09:59] -     Drives[10:41] - Azure Storage vs. relational storage[11:06] - SQL Azure[12:32] -     Demo: accessing a SQL Azure Database[14:38] - Cloud storage concerns[15:00] - WCF Data Services[15:54] -     Demo: creating a WCF Data Service[20:11] -     OData[20:51] - Wrap-upFor the slides for this and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, check out Code Gallery. 1278 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Data-at-Your-Service Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:08:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Data-at-Your-Service Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Data-at-Your-Service/RSS Azure Storage Cloud Northeast SQL Azure wcf data services Windows Azure Connected Show Podcast: CoApp: Do EPIC Schtuff!
Also, Dmitry and Peter rap about Windows Phone 7, WCF, Outlook PST files, Visual Studio 2010 Power Tools, and IQueryable killing his cat. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-CoApp-Do-EPIC-Schtuff In this episode, guest Garrett Serack from the Microsoft Open Source Technology Center joins Peter to discuss CoApp, a new package manager for the Windows platform. Garrett tells us how CoApp will help make it easier for developers and users to build and install open source software on Windows. (Interview starts at 34:15) Also, Dmitry and Peter rap about Windows Phone 7, WCF, Outlook PST files, Visual Studio 2010 Power Tools, and IQueryable killing his cat. 4135 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-CoApp-Do-EPIC-Schtuff Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:16:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-CoApp-Do-EPIC-Schtuff Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-CoApp-Do-EPIC-Schtuff/RSS CoApp Developer Developers Interoperability LINQ Open Source Visual Studio 2010 WCF Northeast Roadshow: Introduction to Windows Phone 7 Development This screencast with Chris Bowen is a brief introduction to developing applications for Windows Phone 7.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow, this introduces the design of Windows Phone 7, options for creating applications (using Silverlight and XNA), obtaining developer tools, and working with those tools.

Outline:

  • Introduction
  • [0:37] Glanceable Interface
  • [1:11] Metro Design Language
  • [1:44] Hubs
  • [2:56] Learning More About the UI - WindowsPhone7.com
  • [3:36] Types of Development - Silverlight & XNA
  • [6:03] Common Capabilities for Applications
  • [6:34] Getting the Developer Tools
  • [7:24] Demo - Creating a Silverlight Windows Phone 7 Application with Expression Blend 4 & Visual Studio 2010
  • [14:52] Demo - Windows Phone Emulator Tips & Visual Studio 2010 Options
  • [17:17] Resources & Conclusion 

Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-to-Windows-Phone-7-Development This screencast with Chris Bowen is a brief introduction to developing applications for Windows Phone 7.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow, this introduces the design of Windows Phone 7, options for creating applications (using Silverlight and XNA), obtaining developer tools, and working with those tools.Outline: Introduction [0:37] Glanceable Interface [1:11] Metro Design Language [1:44] Hubs [2:56] Learning More About the UI - WindowsPhone7.com [3:36] Types of Development - Silverlight & XNA [6:03] Common Capabilities for Applications [6:34] Getting the Developer Tools [7:24] Demo - Creating a Silverlight Windows Phone 7 Application with Expression Blend 4 & Visual Studio 2010 [14:52] Demo - Windows Phone Emulator Tips & Visual Studio 2010 Options [17:17] Resources & Conclusion  Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 1131 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-to-Windows-Phone-7-Development Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:54:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-to-Windows-Phone-7-Development Chris Bowen Chris Bowen 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-to-Windows-Phone-7-Development/RSS Chris Bowen DPEeast Northeast Silverlight Windows Phone Windows Phone 7 WP7 XNA XNA framework Northeast Roadshow: Parallel Programming with .NET 4 Chris Bowen is an overview of writing parallel code using the new classes and features available in .NET Framework 4 and the tools in Visual Studio 2010.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow, this walks through the basics of parallel programming, Tasks, PLINQ, data structures, debugging, and performance analysis.

Outline:
  • Introduction
  • [1:40] Parallelism
  • [3:29] Contention
  • [5:25] Threads, Thread Pool, Tasks & the TPL
  • [8:12] Demo - The Task Class
  • [14:42] Demo - PLINQ
  • [20:18] Data Structures & Primitives
  • [21:33] Demo - Barrier Class & CancellationSource/Token
  • [25:36] The Parallel Class
  • [27:09] Demo - Parallel Invoke() & For()
  • [30:04] Demo - Visual Studio 2010 Parallel Stacks & Parallel Tasks Windows
  • [32:41] Demo - Visual Studio 2010 Concurrency Visualizer
  • [39:08] Other Tools & Technologies for Parallel Computing
  • [40:57] Resources & Conclusion 

Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Parallel-Programming-with-NET-4 This screencast with Chris Bowen is an overview of writing parallel code using the new classes and features available in .NET Framework 4 and the tools in Visual Studio 2010.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow, this walks through the basics of parallel programming, Tasks, PLINQ, data structures, debugging, and performance analysis.Outline: Introduction [1:40] Parallelism [3:29] Contention [5:25] Threads, Thread Pool, Tasks & the TPL [8:12] Demo - The Task Class [14:42] Demo - PLINQ [20:18] Data Structures & Primitives [21:33] Demo - Barrier Class & CancellationSource/Token [25:36] The Parallel Class [27:09] Demo - Parallel Invoke() & For() [30:04] Demo - Visual Studio 2010 Parallel Stacks & Parallel Tasks Windows [32:41] Demo - Visual Studio 2010 Concurrency Visualizer [39:08] Other Tools & Technologies for Parallel Computing [40:57] Resources & Conclusion  Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 2563 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Parallel-Programming-with-NET-4 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:41:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Parallel-Programming-with-NET-4 Chris Bowen Chris Bowen 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Parallel-Programming-with-NET-4/RSS .NET 4.0 .NET Framework 4.0 Chris Bowen Concurrency DPEeast Northeast Parallel Parallel Computing Visual Studio 2010 Northeast Roadshow: New Language Support in .NET 4 In this brief screencast, Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist in the Northeast, walks through a few quick demos of some of the new language features (in both Visual Basic and C#) that were introduced with .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010.

If you're looking for a particular feature, you can fast forward based on the following timeline:

  • [0:12] Welcome
  • [0:40] Visual Basic - multi-line lambdas
  • [1:20] Visual Basic - the "unemployed underscore"
  • [1:35] Visual Basic - list initializers
  • [2:06] C# - default and named parameters
  • [3:30] C# - dynamic keyword
  • [4:56] C# - contravariance
  • [6:00] F# - 'new kid on the block'

Slides for this session and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-New-Language-Support-in-NET-4 In this brief screencast, Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist in the Northeast, walks through a few quick demos of some of the new language features (in both Visual Basic and C#) that were introduced with .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010.If you're looking for a particular feature, you can fast forward based on the following timeline: [0:12] Welcome [0:40] Visual Basic - multi-line lambdas [1:20] Visual Basic - the "unemployed underscore" [1:35] Visual Basic - list initializers [2:06] C# - default and named parameters [3:30] C# - dynamic keyword [4:56] C# - contravariance [6:00] F# - 'new kid on the block' Slides for this session and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 427 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-New-Language-Support-in-NET-4 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:37:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-New-Language-Support-in-NET-4 Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-New-Language-Support-in-NET-4/RSS .NET 4.0 .NET Framework 4.0 Northeast Visual Studio 2010 Northeast Roadshow: Introduction to Windows Azure Chris Bowen is a brief introduction to Windows Azure from the developer's perspective.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow ("Windows Azure - What, Why, and a Peek Under the Hood") this walks through the essentials of the Windows Azure platform and how to develop Windows Azure applications.

Outline:
  • Introduction
  • [3:52] Roles
  • [5:42] Instances
  • [7:16] Development Overview
  • [8:01] Getting the Tools, Web Platform Installer
  • [9:57] Demo - First Windows Azure Application
  • [14:44] Demo - The Cloud Service Project, Settings
  • [16:43] Demo - Running the Windows Azure Application, Developer Fabric UI
  • [19:38] Demo - Publishing & Deployment Options
  • [21:26] A Look at the Hardware Behind Windows Azure
  • [22:38] Windows Azure Architecture, Fabric, Fabric Controller
  • [24:06] A Deployment Example
  • [27:36] Storage Options
  • [29:43] Windows Azure AppFabric
  • [31:11] Pricing
  • [33:30] Resources & Conclusion 

Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-To-Windows-Azure This screencast with Chris Bowen is a brief introduction to Windows Azure from the developer's perspective.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow ("Windows Azure - What, Why, and a Peek Under the Hood") this walks through the essentials of the Windows Azure platform and how to develop Windows Azure applications.Outline: Introduction [3:52] Roles [5:42] Instances [7:16] Development Overview [8:01] Getting the Tools, Web Platform Installer [9:57] Demo - First Windows Azure Application [14:44] Demo - The Cloud Service Project, Settings [16:43] Demo - Running the Windows Azure Application, Developer Fabric UI [19:38] Demo - Publishing & Deployment Options [21:26] A Look at the Hardware Behind Windows Azure [22:38] Windows Azure Architecture, Fabric, Fabric Controller [24:06] A Deployment Example [27:36] Storage Options [29:43] Windows Azure AppFabric [31:11] Pricing [33:30] Resources & Conclusion  Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 2063 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-To-Windows-Azure Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:26:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-To-Windows-Azure Chris Bowen Chris Bowen 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Introduction-To-Windows-Azure/RSS Chris Bowen Cloud Computing DPEeast Northeast Visual Studio Windows Azure Northeast Roadshow: Silverlight 4 Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist, confesses he's just looking at the cool stuff here - webcam and microphone support, COM interoperability, printing, and even a bit of rickrolling (shhh! don't give it away).  Get a glimpse into some of the new features that Silverlight 4 supports and see for yourself that the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center (aka NERD) has THE BEST views of the Boston skyline.

Slides for this session and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Silverlight-4 In this brief look at Silverlight 4 from the May 2010 Northeast Roadshow, Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist, confesses he's just looking at the cool stuff here - webcam and microphone support, COM interoperability, printing, and even a bit of rickrolling (shhh! don't give it away).  Get a glimpse into some of the new features that Silverlight 4 supports and see for yourself that the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center (aka NERD) has THE BEST views of the Boston skyline. Slides for this session and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 632 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Silverlight-4 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:22:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Silverlight-4 Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Silverlight-4/RSS Northeast Silverlight 4 Northeast Roadshow: ASP.NET 4 Overview Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist, provides an updated version of a presentation he gave during the Northeast Roadshow in May 2010.  In about 15 minutes, he provides an overview of ASP.NET 4, from the core services and IIS 7, through ASP.NET WebForms, DynamicData, and MVC.  There's even a little bit of the cloud - namely Windows Azure - thrown in for good measure!  This is a great way to get a first look at what's new before you deep dive into whatever areas interest you the most.

Slides for this session and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-ASPNET-4-Overview In this screencast, Jim O'Neil, Developer Evangelist, provides an updated version of a presentation he gave during the Northeast Roadshow in May 2010.  In about 15 minutes, he provides an overview of ASP.NET 4, from the core services and IIS 7, through ASP.NET WebForms, DynamicData, and MVC.  There's even a little bit of the cloud - namely Windows Azure - thrown in for good measure!  This is a great way to get a first look at what's new before you deep dive into whatever areas interest you the most. Slides for this session and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 860 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-ASPNET-4-Overview Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:20:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-ASPNET-4-Overview Jim O'Neil Jim O'Neil 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-ASPNET-4-Overview/RSS ASP.NET ASP.NET 4 ASP.NET Dynamic Data ASP.NET MVC ASP.NET WebForms Northeast Connected Show Podcast - PHP On Windows ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-PHP-On-Windows In this episode, guests Kanwaljeet Singla, Don Raman, and Wade Hilmo from the Microsoft IIS team join Peter to discuss the evolution of PHP on the Windows Platform. The IIS folks tell us about the improvements made to Windows in order to support PHP, including: Fast CGI, WinCache, PHP 5.3, the Web PI, and the SQL Server driver for PHP. (Interview starts at 24:31) Also, Dmitry and Peter rap about Windows Azure, Bing Maps, Expression Studio 4, & some 'select developer' news about Windows Phone 7! All in Klingon to boot! http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-PHP-On-Windows Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:33:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-PHP-On-Windows Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-PHP-On-Windows/RSS Bing Maps Developer Developers DPEeast Expression Expression Blend IIS Interoperability PHP Windows Azure Florida DotNetMinute #20 - Scott Dorman and his new CSharp Book ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Florida-DotNetMinute-20-Scott-Dorman-and-his-new-CSharp-Book Scott Dorman of Tampa Florida talks to us about his new "Teach Yourself Visual C# 2010 in 24 Hours" book.  Interview by Joe "devfish" Healy who managed to say "uh" about 50 times. 226 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Florida-DotNetMinute-20-Scott-Dorman-and-his-new-CSharp-Book Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:46:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Florida-DotNetMinute-20-Scott-Dorman-and-his-new-CSharp-Book Joe Healy Joe Healy 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Florida-DotNetMinute-20-Scott-Dorman-and-his-new-CSharp-Book/RSS book devfish dotnetminute DPEeast florida Northeast Roadshow: A Look at Visual Studio 2010 This screencast with Chris Bowen takes an all-demo look at what's new in Visual Studio 2010.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow ("Visual Studio 2010 - That's a 10-4, Good Buddy!") you'll see many new features, from editing and debugging to extending Visual Studio itself.

Outline:

  • Introduction - Comparing Visual Studio 2010 Versions (see Visual Studio Products page)
  • [1:29] Demo - Start Page, New Project Dialog (Sort, Search, Multitargeting), Web Project Types, Add Item Dialog
  • [6:26] Demo - Coding Features: IntelliSense, Navigate To
  • [9:05] Demo - Box Selection/Typing, Identifier Highlighting
  • [10:56] Demo - Call Hierarchy
  • [12:29] Demo - Extending Visual Studio: Visual Studio Gallery, Extension Manager
  • [17:23] Demo - Web Development: Snippets
  • [20:19] Demo - Web Development: Publishing
  • [21:18] Demo - Web Development: Environment-Specific Configuration
  • [23:16] Resource - Visual Studio 2010 & .NET 4 Training Kit
  • [24:09] Demo - Debugging: Breakpoints
  • [26:31] Demo - Debugging: Data Tips
  • [29:44] Demo - Debugging: IntelliTrace
  • [34:35] Resources & Conclusion

Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-A-Look-At-Visual-Studio-2010 This screencast with Chris Bowen takes an all-demo look at what's new in Visual Studio 2010.  Based on a session given for the Northeast Roadshow ("Visual Studio 2010 - That's a 10-4, Good Buddy!") you'll see many new features, from editing and debugging to extending Visual Studio itself.Outline: Introduction - Comparing Visual Studio 2010 Versions (see Visual Studio Products page) [1:29] Demo - Start Page, New Project Dialog (Sort, Search, Multitargeting), Web Project Types, Add Item Dialog [6:26] Demo - Coding Features: IntelliSense, Navigate To [9:05] Demo - Box Selection/Typing, Identifier Highlighting [10:56] Demo - Call Hierarchy [12:29] Demo - Extending Visual Studio: Visual Studio Gallery, Extension Manager [17:23] Demo - Web Development: Snippets [20:19] Demo - Web Development: Publishing [21:18] Demo - Web Development: Environment-Specific Configuration [23:16] Resource - Visual Studio 2010 & .NET 4 Training Kit [24:09] Demo - Debugging: Breakpoints [26:31] Demo - Debugging: Data Tips [29:44] Demo - Debugging: IntelliTrace [34:35] Resources & Conclusion Slides for this session, and other Northeast Roadshow sessions, can be found on the Code Gallery. 2158 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-A-Look-At-Visual-Studio-2010 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:04:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-A-Look-At-Visual-Studio-2010 Chris Bowen Chris Bowen 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-A-Look-At-Visual-Studio-2010/RSS .NET .NET Framework Chris Bowen Debugging DPEeast Northeast Visual Studio 2010 Connected Show Podcast - You Don't Find Skeet, Skeet Finds YOU! ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-You-Dont-Find-Skeet-Skeet-Finds-YOU In this episode, the man, the myth, the legend: C# MVP Jon Skeet joins Peter on a whirlwind tour into the bowels of the C# language. Jon talks up lambdas, expression trees, and other C# goodness. Prepare to have your brain tickled! (Interview starts at 31:18) Also, guest host Andrew Brust joins Peter to rap about phpBB in the Microsoft Web Platform Installer, Office 2010, Windows Phone 7, and HTML5 video. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-You-Dont-Find-Skeet-Skeet-Finds-YOU Wed, 26 May 2010 14:04:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-You-Dont-Find-Skeet-Skeet-Finds-YOU Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-You-Dont-Find-Skeet-Skeet-Finds-YOU/RSS C# Developer Developers DPEeast HTML 5 HTML5 Interoperability Office 2010 PHP Azure Miniseries #5: Scaling Down
In this screencast, I'll go through of how to how "scale down" your Azure application by building multithreaded Azure worker roles.  

Download the sample project (Visual Studio 2010) used in this screencast here.  For more info, visit my blog at http://blog.structuretoobig.com/. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Azure-Miniseries-5-Scaling-Down Back with the next screencast in the series! In this screencast, I'll go through of how to how "scale down" your Azure application by building multithreaded Azure worker roles.  Download the sample project (Visual Studio 2010) used in this screencast here.  For more info, visit my blog at http://blog.structuretoobig.com/. 819 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Azure-Miniseries-5-Scaling-Down Wed, 12 May 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Azure-Miniseries-5-Scaling-Down Brian Brian 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Azure-Miniseries-5-Scaling-Down/RSS Scalability threading Windows Azure Connected Show Podcast - Get LIT With Silverlight & WPF 4
Show home. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Get-LIT-With-Silverlight--WPF-4 In this episode, guest Pete Brown joins Peter to discuss the recent release of Silverlight 4 & WPF4. Pete talks about how to light up with COM and do some crazy stuff on your client. Mics, webcams, and sensors, oh my! (Interview starts at 13:34) Also on tap, guest host Dane Morgridge joins me to cover the latest Microsoft developer & interoperability news including: Enterprise Library 5 and new SQL Server drivers for Java & PHP.Show home. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Get-LIT-With-Silverlight--WPF-4 Tue, 11 May 2010 15:23:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Get-LIT-With-Silverlight--WPF-4 Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Get-LIT-With-Silverlight--WPF-4/RSS Connected Show DPEeast Interoperability Silverlight WPF WPF 4 Connected Show Podcast - All Mixed Up ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-All-Mixed-Up In this episode, guest Andrew Brust joins Dmitry and Peter to discuss the latest happenings from SxSW and Mix10. On tap this time around: XP Mode hardware restrictions removed, Silverlight 4, Windows Phone 7 development, and IE9 support for HTML5. Andrew also talks to us about the potential of oData for interoperability and easy data access on the web http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-All-Mixed-Up Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:58:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-All-Mixed-Up Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-All-Mixed-Up/RSS Connected Show DPEeast HTML 5 HTML5 IE9 Interoperability MIX10 Odata Connected Show Podcast: It's Codeplex dot COM! ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Its-Codeplex-dot-COM In this episode, Microsoft's own Sara Ford joins Peter to discuss her work on the CodePlex.com open source software hosting platform. Sara dishes on how the Codeplex.com team evolved the site over time using Agile methodologies, as well as her own journey from Visual Studio tipster to Silicon Valley Technology Evangelist (Interview starts at 21:39). Also on tap, guest host Dani Diaz joins Peter to cover the latest Microsoft interoperability news including: Nick Knocks, CoApp, SQL Reporting Services for PHP, oData, and PHP on Azure. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Its-Codeplex-dot-COM Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:06:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Its-Codeplex-dot-COM Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Its-Codeplex-dot-COM/RSS .NET 4.0 .NET Framework 4.0 CoApp Connected Show Developer Developers Eclipse Interoperability Odata PHP SQL Reporting Services Visual Studio 2010 VS 2010 Windows Azure Connected Show Podcast: The One About The News ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-The-One-About-The-News In this episode Peter and Dmitry run solo to discuss the latest ‘buzz’ around the web, Jon Skeet jokes, marriage and other “developer” topics. Eventually the duo also covers hard news such as CodePlex updates, Visual Studio 2010 RC, Azure Platform updates, Moonlight and much more. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-The-One-About-The-News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:27:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-The-One-About-The-News Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-The-One-About-The-News/RSS Azure CodePlex Connected Show DPEeast Interoperability Moonlight Visual Studio 2010 Connected Show Podcast - Is That A Phone In Your Pocket?! ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Is-That-A-Phone-In-Your-Pocket In this episode, guest host Andrew Brust joins Peter to cover the Windows Phone 7 Series news from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Also, Andrew and Peter discuss the latest developer & interoperability news, including: The Enterprise Library roadmap from the Microsoft Patterns & Practices team, Zend Framework’s support for Windows Azure, and innovation at Microsoft. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Is-That-A-Phone-In-Your-Pocket Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:01:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Is-That-A-Phone-In-Your-Pocket Brian Johnson Brian Johnson 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Connected-Show-Podcast-Is-That-A-Phone-In-Your-Pocket/RSS Connected Show DPEeast Interoperability PHP Windows Azure Windows Phone