azure

What is SQL Azure?

And How is it different from just making an SQL Server accessible from the internet? tx & regards Lothar ...

Uploading files via email to Windows Azure

I'm thinking of allowing users to upload files via email to an app on Windows Azure. Is there a way to do this? ...

How can I speed up my pagination code in ASP.NET MVC with Azure?

I'm using ASP.NET MVC and Azure Table Storage in the local development fabric. My pagination code is very slow when working with a large resultset: var PageSize = 25; var qResult2 = from c in svc.CreateQuery<SampleEntity>(sampleTableName) where c.PartitionKey == "samplestring" selec...

Different methods of accessing Azure storage

Is there any other method for accessing Azure storage other than using key and account name? ...

Azure - Unable To Get SQL Azure Invitation Code!

Scenario I'm trying to convert my Silverlight Business Application over to the cloud with the help of Azure. I have been following this link from Brad Abrams blog. Both the links to Windows Azure and SQL Azure crash out in Google Chrome, they work in Internet Explorer, but it's literally one of the worst user experiences I've ever had....

Where to store things like user pictures using Azure? Blob Storage?

I have just migrated a project of mine for test cases to Microsoft's azure. But for functionalities similar to an avatar upload I need write access to the files on the harddrive. But this is a cloud, so this is not possible. How can I build such functionalities instead? Should I use the Blob Storage or is there a better solution? Does ...

Can an application recognize whether it runs in a cloud or on a normal server?

Can an application recognize whether it runs in a cloud or on a normal server? If that is possible, I could automatically let the application deside wehere to store f.e. user pictures: IO or blob storage. ...

Windows Azure Set Up Walkthrough (Dummy's guide preferably)?

I'm thinking about moving one of my projects onto Windows Azure - But was wondering if any super talented developers have written a guide on how to configure / set it up and then deploy a site? I have seen a couple of videos for people doing it on EC2 but wanted to do it on Azure... Thanks ...

Microsoft Azure based Audio conversion?

Does anyone know if its feasible to convert PCM/FLAC files to some compressed format (mp3/wma/ogg, not picky), with the conversion process running on Azure? An Amazon EC2 based solution would be trivial, as 3rd party libraries could be installed; but what about Azure? ...

what cloud API to use - simplecloud?

I work for a company which is developing a media asset management website. We've decided to modify our web app to host our media on the cloud. We will license this web application to our customers and allow them to choose whatever cloud service they want. Currently we are using Amazon S3 and I manually upload the files using cloudberry. ...

What would be a cool azure app?

I was on MSDN live a couple of days ago and on one of the stands they had this competition: Write the coolest azure app within a couple of months and win a Windows 7 Ultimate. Great, I would like to try out some azure programming, but it got me thinking, how would a azure app stand out from normal web apps. Basically it is just the hardw...

how to use asp.net cache on windows azure with multiple instances

hey guys if i have an azure web app running under multiple instances how do i use asp.net cache. has the azure team written any cache providers for azure? i read somewhere they are going to support velocity in future but if i have to go live with some app in next couple of months what is the best way i can cache my data (i dont want to ...

hosting silverlight media with azure

I'm considering hosting MP4s using Azure Blob storage. When azure returns a blob using a url does it include the accept-range header. Will silverlight be able to seek ahead using byte range requests on the Azure storage? ...

Managed to Native Interop on Windows Azure NO P/Invoke

Does Azure allow managed to native interop without the use of P/Invoke. I have a c header file and dll which I plan to wrap in a managed c++ dll, and then wrap that in a c# wrapper for ease of use. Anyways, the header file is to complicated to use with P/Invoke, and its much easier to use the managed c++ wrapper, however I don't know i...

When should one use the following: Amazon EC2, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure and Salesforce.com?

I am asking this in very general sense. Both from cloud provider and cloud consumer's perspective. Also the question is not for any specific kind of application (in fact the intention is to know which type of applications/domains can fit into which of the cloud slab -SaaS PaaS IaaS). My understanding so far is: IaaS: Raw Hardware (Proc...

Convert C# Silverlight App To AZURE CLOUD Platform?!?!

The Scenario I've been following Brad Abrams Silverlight tutorial on his blog.... I have tried following Brads "How to deploy your app to the Cloud" tutorial however i'm struggling with it, even though it is in the same context as the first tutorial.... The Question Is the application structure essentially the same as the original "n...

Does SQL Azure Support Relational Databases?

I keep reading that SQL Azure doesn't support relational databases; however, I just tapped into my SQL Azure Database and scripted a relational database. I even checked to see what was present using: select * from sys.objects Any thoughts? ...

Convert ADO.Net EF Connection String To Be SQL Azure Cloud Connection String Compatible!?

The Scenario I have written a Silverlight 3 Application that uses an SQL Server database. I'm moving the application onto the Cloud (Azure Platform). In order to do this I have had to setup my database on SQL Azure. I am using the ADO.Net Entity Framework to model my database. I have got the application running on the cloud, but I canno...

Can't create a new Windows Azure Project - "Requested registry access is not allowed "

When I attempt to create a new Cloud Service project, after it prompts me for 'Roles', I get the following error message and VS just stops: "Requested registry access is not allowed " I am running Visual Studio as an administrator, so what gives? I found a couple of sites that mention using "subinacl" to correct the permissions, but I...

Cloud Monthly Pricing Calculator

Amazon did a great job by providing an online calculator for AWS; resides here: http://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/calc5.html Which really helps to find your way among a swarm of cloud options. Is there similar a tool for GAE (Google App Engine) or Microsoft Azure? ...