Episode 72 - New Tools for Windows Identity Foundation and ACS

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In this episode, Wade is joined by Vittorio Bertocci—Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and affectionately known to all of us as Admiral Identity—who shows us the new Identity and Access Tool for Visual Studio 11 Beta that, amongst other things, is closely integrated into the Access Control Service. You can get all the details at  Windows Identity Foundation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Beta: Tools, Samples, Claims Everywhere and grab the bits here.

In the news:

• Updated Release of Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview
• Everything you need to know about Windows Azure queue storage to build disconnected and reliable systems
• Importance of Affinity Groups in Windows Azure
• Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets 2.2.2 Release