Another excellent week in my life at Solidsoft!
One of the joys of my working life is the variety and contrasting nature of each day. This is in part due to the very nature of working at Solidsoft and of course with the cutting edge technology I...
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AppFx.ServiceBus - Hello World
In this article we will introduce a very simple messaging scenario which we will implement using the AppFx.ServiceBus framework to show how easy it can be to get up and running with Windows Azure...
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TFS - Get List Of Software Installed On Build Agent
IntroductionIt is common for your code projects to reference Microsoft or Non Microsoft SDKs, this requires that the build agents has the SDK’s installed. It is also natural that some of your projects...
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AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample
In this article I will discuss implementing the RPC pattern using the AppFx.ServiceBus framework. In this scenario we want to achieve the following:Setup Windows Azure Service Bus to support this...
View ArticleAzure Deployment Error: requested resources are too large for the specified...
source: http://geekswithblogs.net/charliemottI am using the Windows Azure PowerShell CmdLets to perform deployments of Cloud Services.This was all working well until I started to receive the error...
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AppFx.ServiceBus – RPC Sample Error Handling
In this article I will discuss extending the RPC sample from the previous article to include some error handling incase the server could not process your message. In this scenario we want to achieve...
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AppFx.ServiceBus – One Way Error Handling
In this article we will revisit the first sample about one way messaging and look at how the AppFx.ServiceBus framework implements error handling and retries. In this article we want to achieve the...
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Ready for .NET Code Camp in South Florida?
Here we go again! South Florida Code Camp is about to start tomorrow, Saturday Feb 9 2013, at NOVA University in Fort Lauderdale. I have seen this event grow every year; over 900 people were registered...
View ArticleappRequests in the 2013 MVP Summit Showcase
For those of you who may not know, appRequests is the umbrella brand for WP Requests and WinStore Requests. These sites are designed to allow you to add or vote for your favorite non-Microsoft app to...
View ArticleA CTO’s experience of the Windows Azure cloud platform
A CTO experience of the Windows Azure cloud platformfrom Solidsoft
View ArticleMCSA: Sql Server 2012 Certification
IT Professionals working in Sql Server can gain their MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification by following this post. I passed these 3 exams in August 2012.I) Exam 70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server...
View ArticleAzureGames
With a couple of colleagues, I have started a new project: AzureGames. I was inspired by the Microsoft Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games, and was started as a CodePlex site.We are currently...
View ArticleA few Azure scaling thoughts
A lot of noise around cloud and in particularly Microsoft Windows Azure is the ability to scale up or down at will. This is a very important aspect of the whole cloud story but it is also something...
View ArticleNew Version AppFx.ServiceBus
Just released a new version of the AppFx.ServiceBus framework for Windows Azure Service Bus.This includes:- Performance optimisations- Scatter Gather implementation changes...
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Designing for accessibility– a new web culture
Lets Design for AccessibilityWhen Solidsoft was engaged on the Tell Us Once project for the UK government one of the many key requirements was to meet all the accessibility requirements.At the time...
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Designing for accessibility– a new web culture
Let's Design for AccessibilityWhen Solidsoft was engaged on the Tell Us Once project for the UK government one of the many key requirements was to meet all the accessibility requirements.At the time...
View ArticleAzure Roadshow for IT Pros in Florida
Hi – this is HUGE!!! Microsoft (Blain Barton) is planning a roadshow in Florida starting in March 2013 until June 2013. We will visit many cities (twice), so if you haven’t signed up yet, now is the...
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Sample Pricing Comparison: Amazon AWS and Windows Azure
EDIT: A blog post has been published, with updated pricing information as of August 2015. Click here to access this blog post. As my journey to the cloud continues, many people have asked me whether or...
View ArticleAzure Office Hours are back!
We’re back! Scott Klein (http://www.scottlklein.com) and I are kicking off a new series of weekly Office Hours to help developers find answers to tough questions. Similar to what we did over the last...
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