Obtaining a Certificate for use with Windows Azure Web Sites (WAWS)
With the increase in cybercrime in recent years, securing your website with SSL is becoming a highly sought-after feature, and Windows Azure Web Sites provides support for it. To use it, you need to...
View ArticleRecap: #AzureChat - Virtual Machines and Autoscaling
Thank you to everyone who joined Corey Sanders and Stephen Siciliano for an #AzureChat. It was great to hear the community’s voice in this live discussion about two of our favorite topics--Virtual...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (December 6th, 2013)
Here is a summary of the links I've found interesting this week.CloudWindows Azure is going to Brazil Or rather adding Brazil as a region (data center) sometime in early 2014.JSON support for Windows...
View ArticleSQL Server chez les clients – AlwaysOn pour les applications critiques
Dans quels contextes recommande-t-on l’implémentation d’AlwaysOn ? Pourquoi AlwaysOn est une solution de haute disponibilité convenant particulièrement aux applications critiques nécessitant un niveau...
View ArticleMicrosoft.SqlServer.Types NuGet Package (Spatial on Azure)
Any application that uses Entity Framework’s spatial data type support to target SQL Server requires the ‘CLR Types for SQL Server’to be available on the machine the application runs on. This also...
View ArticleIP and Domain Restrictions for Windows Azure Web Sites
Editor's Note: This post was written by Stefan Schackow, Principal Program Manager Lead on the Windows Azure Web Sites TeamConfiguring an Azure Web Sites (WAWS) for IP and Domain Restrictions has been...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Hybrid Cloud Scenarios: Migrating On-Premises SQL Server to...
Those of you who have tried the new version of SQL Server Management Studio might have noticed already that it has a couple of new wizards added. One of those wizards is sitting next to the already...
View ArticleAnnouncing Public Preview of Read Access Geo Redundant Storage
As customers increasingly rely on the cloud for business critical solutions, the durability of data and ability to access data during a catastrophic event becomes paramount. Today, we’re excited to...
View ArticleSecuring your Windows Azure Web Sites (WAWS) with HTTPS and SSL
Editor's Note: This post was written by Erez Benari, Program Manager on the Windows Azure Web Sites Team.With the rapid increase in identity theft and various forms of cybercrime, security your website...
View ArticleEF6.0.2 RTM Available
We recently shared our plans to produce a 6.0.2 patch release to address some performance issues (and other bugs) in the 6.0.0 and 6.0.1 releases. Today we are making the 6.0.2 release available....
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 11
Dear Customers, The 11 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 11 contains all the SQL Server 2012 hotfixes which...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Cumulative update #10
Dear Customers, The 10 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 10 contains all the SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2...
View ArticleUsing Django, Python, and MySQL on Windows Azure Web Sites: Creating a Blog...
Editor's Note: This post comes from Sunitha Muthukrishna, Program Manager on the Windows Azure Web Sites teamDepending on the app you are writing, the basic Python stack on Windows Azure Web Sites...
View ArticleEF 6.1 Alpha 1 Available
Since the release of EF6 a couple of months ago our team has started working on the EF6.1 release. This is our next release that will include new features. What’s in Alpha 1It’s still early days in the...
View ArticleSQL Server chez les clients – Implémenter des Workflows pour les données de...
La gestion des données de référence, ou Master Data Management (MDM), permet aux organisations de travailler sur un socle consolidé et fiable pour les informations référentes. Master Data Services...
View ArticleDacFx Public Model Tutorial
Recently there has been an increasing interest in extending the capabilities of SSDT and DacFx. The walkthrough guides for creating new build and deployment contributors and database unit test...
View ArticleCmdlets Roasting on an Open Fire
Summary: Are there new cmdlets in the Active Directory PowerShell module in Windows Server 2012 R2?Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have an extra guest post from Ian Farr, who...
View ArticlePowerTip: Create Computer Account in Active Directory with PowerShell
Summary: Use the Active Directory module to create a new computer account. How can I use Windows PowerShell to create a computer account in Active Directory?To create a new computer called ScriptoPC,...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before Scripting: Part 4
Summary: Dr. Scripto shows our Admin friend how to determine which groups a computer is a member of.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. If you missed it, be sure to watch Sean’s video: Just...
View ArticlePowerTip: Show Group Members with PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of group members in Active Directory. How can I use Windows PowerShell to regularly show who is in an Active Directory group, for example, Domain Admins?...
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