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Port Bridge Code Sample for Point to Point Tunneling Utility

Clemens Vasters — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:23:15 GMT

Clemens Vasters writes, "...is just a descriptive name for this code sample, not an attempt at branding – is a point-to-point tunneling utility to help with these scenarios. Port Bridge consists of two components, the “Port Bridge Service” and the “Port Bridge Agent”. Here’s a picture:" more

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:23:15 GMT

Are EC2, Azure and Other Cloudware Solving a Problem

Frans Bouma — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:59 GMT

Frans Bouma writes, "...They provide Yet Another Platform but not the same environment....Can Azure do what I described above? I honestly have not the faintest idea, even after watching the keynote yesterday and by reading up some marketing stuff. That doesn't give me confidence, as it's in general not a good sign if a vendor has a hard time explaining what problem a product solves" more

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:59 GMT

Fix For WCF NetMsmqBinding Not Picking Up Messages in Queue

Keith Elder — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:55:28 GMT

Keith Elder writes, "When hosting WCF services using the NetMsmqBinding in IIS7/WAS (Windows Activation Service) the application times out after 20 minutes... When the application is timed out, if a new message arrives in the queue, the WCF service remains idle. In other words messages will just pile up in the queue...Here is what you should do if you run into this problem..." more

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:55:28 GMT

SOA Isn't Dead But Its Standards Are

Lori MacVittie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:39:33 GMT

Lori MacVittie writes, "If you take a look around at successful web applications today you can clearly see that SOA as a concept is not dead. SOA is clearly alive and well and flourishing in the world of WOA...Services and service-oriented architecture will continue to be an integral - if not obvious - part of cloud computing and WOA applications, but..." more

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:39:33 GMT

SharePoint Part of the Cloud: But How?

Joe Oleson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:37:04 GMT

Joe Oleson writes, "A number of people expected SharePoint to evolve this way, and now you can see clearly how SharePoint does integrate. Notice the new name. So it's great to see something that SharePoint can work with in an open way to REALLY Scale.What is this exactly..." more

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:37:04 GMT

IT Pros Ask: How Will Azure Change My Work?

Ward Ralston — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:48 GMT

Ward Ralston writes, "I wanted to address another common question that has come up when I talk to IT professionals. They ask how Azure will change how they work. Azure provides a fundamental paradigm shift in what IT professionals manage. With the Azure Services Platform, IT operations will be focused on deploying, configuring and monitoring" more

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:48 GMT

Azure Uses Both On-Premises Servers and Cloud Hosted Services

Paul Thurrott — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:55:38 GMT

Paul Thurrott writes, "For the forward-leaning nature of cloud computing, Windows Azure sounds an awful lot like any traditional Microsoft platform...It exposes technologies like the .NET Framework ASP .NET, and applications are created in Visual Studio...Azure is part of a wider Azure Services Platform, which also includes a number of other familiar-sounding components" more

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:55:38 GMT

Azure: Heavy on Buzzwords Light on Details

John Papa — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:51:36 GMT

John Papa writes, "...There were a lot of keywords, buzzwords, power words, etc thrown out. Don;t get me wrong, it all sounds great. But it was very heavy on buzz and light on details. That’s not totally fair as I expect the details will come out this week, but the problem with all of this is that the audience generally are types who want to see things in action..." more

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:51:36 GMT

Azure: New Name for Microsoft Software + Services Platform

Katrien DeGraeve — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:46:12 GMT

Katrien DeGraeve writes, "Azure Services Platform, developer services with support for familiar tools, languages, frameworks, such as ASP.NET, C#, LINQ, WCF, WF...On top of that there is the finished services layer, with Windows Live, Office Live, SharePoint Online and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. All of these hosted in the cloud and commercially available..." more

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:46:12 GMT

Example of Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Sumedha Rubasinghe — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:52:06 GMT

Sumedha Rubasinghe writes, "...A good example can be a temporary test bed for an application your company is developing. Say you are developing some application & want to load test it with some enormous configuration. Obviously your IT department does not have that amount of spare CPU power, machines, etc. Renting out a hosted platform is ideal in this case...." more

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:52:06 GMT

The Somewhat Cloudy Understanding of Software + Services

Michael Stiefel — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:38:08 GMT

Michael Stiefel writes, "The late Jim Gray did an analysis1 of the economics of distributed computing...1. Put the computation near the data... 2. If you need data from multiple sites, push the processing closer to the data source...The natural conclusion is to do the computation where the data naturally resides...Do what makes sense. Some things will be in the cloud, some things will still be on the desktop." more

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:38:08 GMT

What You'll Hear at PDC2008

Tim Sneath — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:24:27 GMT

Tim Sneath writes, "...PDC isn’t primarily about shipping technologies. PDC is always a coming out party for the platform of the future...This year, we’ll be announcing a raft of new technologies that will impact every developer who focuses on Microsoft platform, whether your focus is Win32 or .NET, whether you specialize in server, mobile, web or desktop development...two primary themes..." more

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:24:27 GMT

Some Known WCF Issues Related to the Orcas SP1 Release

Nicholas Allen — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:31:42 GMT

Nicholas Allen writes, "...WCF now specifies a default domain target name in Windows authentication scenarios. When upgrading, the client may see an authentication failure when the following conditions exist...When WSHttpBinding, WS2007HttpBinding, or NetTcpBinding is used with SecurityMode = TransportWithMessageCredential and a client credential type of Windows, clients that previously authenticated to a service by using NTLM will now fail to authenticate..." more

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:31:42 GMT

Exchange 2007 & E-mail Rules Limits

Vlad Mazek — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:17:58 GMT

Vlad Mazek writes, "So with Exchange 2007 the rule size doubled to 64kb, still far short of some demands. Exchange 2007 supports 256kb rules, but how do you enable that?" more

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:17:58 GMT

Best Swag at TechEd S+S Blueprints and Software Factories Focus Groups

Michael Lehman — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:42:55 GMT

Michael Lehman writes, "...two focus group sessions at TechEd 2008 in Orlando. If you are interested in S+S Blueprints and/or Software Factories and would like to help Microsoft chart the future direction in either of these areas, please click on the email link and let me know which session you would like join. YOU WILL GET SCHWAG YOU CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE AT TechEd...Thursday June 5, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM" more

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:42:55 GMT

Need Your Input at TechEd S+S Blueprints

Michael Lehman — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:45:39 GMT

Michael Lehman writes, "...There will be two new blueprints (and maybe more) to introduce at TechEd and I'd love to connect with developers and architects who have used the existing S+S Blueprints and talk about what you like, don't like and would like to see in future blueprints. Use the email link to contact me to setup a meeting." more

Thu, 29 May 2008 19:45:39 GMT

Service Unavailable with Outlook Web Acess 2007 on the Exchange 2007

Vlad Mazek — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:05:11 GMT

Vlad Mazek writes, "There are many reasons why Outlook Web Access 2007 will give you the “Service Unavailable” error message, mostly because the mail/public databases are not running, something you will be able to quickly determine from the Event Viewer. However, this one was slightly different. " more

Sun, 25 May 2008 03:05:11 GMT

How to use LitwareHR with offline SSDS

Eugenio Pace — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:16:17 GMT

Eugenio Pace writes, "...we developed a "mock" (but fully functional for LitwareHR's purposes) offline SSDS proxy to enable development independently from the live SSDS service. The offline proxy is included in LitwareHR latest release...Here's what you need to do:" more

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:16:17 GMT