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CloudTip #16-Meet the new HTML based Windows Azure Management Portal
Windows Azure has seen a number of upgrades. The latest announced today, along with a series of...
Date: 06/07/2012
How to install Win 8 Release Preview from an ISO image
They just announced that Windows 8 Release Preview and Visual Studio 2012 Beta is available for...
Date: 05/31/2012
CloudTip #15-MEET Windows Azure
The Cloud comes in many flavors, types and shapes and the terminology can be daunting. You’ve got...
Date: 05/21/2012
CloudTip #14-How do I get SQL Profiler info from SQL Azure?
Your application is running slow. You need to find out what’s going on. If you’ve used SQL Profiler...
Date: 05/18/2012
CloudTip #13-What do you need to know to get started?
There are many ways to learn a new technology. Some of us prefer to read books, others like videos...
Date: 05/17/2012
Easy Money
Want to win some easy money? We have a sweepstakes, where we are giving away seven $50 gift...
Date: 05/10/2012
Cloud Tip #12-Get Started with SQL Azure
Business Software is in the business of data management. Creating, updating, deleting and using...
Date: 04/27/2012
Cloud Tip #11-Activate your MSDN Benefits
If you have an MSDN Subscription you get Azure benefits which you can use to develop in the cloud....
Date: 04/18/2012
Cloud Tip #9-Add Microsoft.IdentityModel to the GAC with a Startup Task
Access Control Services is one of the many services that are part of the Windows Azure Platform...
Date: 04/07/2012
Cloud Tip #8-Using ACS without SSL
Today I showed a work around for when you are showing ACS on a site that is running without setting...
Date: 04/06/2012
Cloud Tip #7-Configuring your firewall at work for cloud development
I had a question after a Windows Azure Camp about what ports need to be opened and enabled at my...
Date: 04/05/2012
Cloud Tip #6-Encrypting the web.config with Visual Basic
One of the great things about Windows Azure is that it is a platform that is for the most part...
Date: 04/03/2012
Cloud Tip #5-Secure your settings in Web.config with Encryption
In Windows Azure and especially with SQL Azure we need to store passwords to access things. I wanted...
Date: 04/02/2012
Cloud Tip #4-How to migrate an existing ASP.NET App to the Cloud
Suppose you have an existing application that you want to migrate to the cloud. There are many...
Date: 04/01/2012
Cloud Tip #3–Find good examples
Yesterday in Minneapolis we delivered the first Windows Azure Kick Start event of the series we’re...
Date: 03/31/2012
Cloud Tip #2–Finding Cloud Content that works for You
There are many ways to learn a new technology. Some of us prefer to read books, others like videos...
Date: 03/29/2012
Cloud Tip #1–How to set a connection string in Web.config programmatically at runtime in Windows Azure
The scenario is I’m migrating an application to the cloud. I’ve got a database connection defined in...
Date: 03/28/2012
Questions on Tuning SQL Queries
Sometimes I get questions about how to get better performance from a database. In working with SQL...
Date: 03/14/2012
Announcing Windows Azure Kick Start Events
It’s spring and once again we’re back on the road to helping people explore the possible and see how...
Date: 03/12/2012
Get Started with Cloud Computing and Windows Azure
This is the first part of a series of blog posts I’m working on as part of the companion webcast...
Date: 03/05/2012
New Webcast Series–Cloud Computing Soup to Nuts
Announcing the latest webcast series - Cloud Computing Soup to Nuts (https://bit.ly/s2nCloud). In...
Date: 01/31/2012
How to Convert from Number Seconds to Time String in SQL Server
I’ve been working with a sample timer application on the Windows Phone to track our TechMasters...
Date: 12/24/2011
How to get to SQL Azure Query Performance Data
This week there is a lot of announcements and excitement around Windows Azure and SQL Azure with the...
Date: 12/15/2011
Learn Windows Azure with the Scott Guthrie, Mark Russinovich and Dave Campbell
On Tuesday this week Scott Guthrie (@scottgu), is doing a live event to showcase Windows Azure and...
Date: 12/12/2011
Announcing the New BenkoTIPS.com site!
Today I’ve finally completed migration the content and links to webcasts, downloads and more from...
Date: 12/05/2011
More Windows Azure Webcasts
In case you’re interested here are the latest scheduled additions to the Windows Azure Boot Camp...
Date: 11/30/2011
Adding an RSS feed to a site or how to use the XMLDataSource and a Repeater
I’ve been working on my demo site for wanted to add a feed to my blog from MSDN. I knew that Linq to...
Date: 11/30/2011
How to encrypt passwords in Web.confg
In Windows Azure and especially with SQL Azure we need to store passwords to access things. I wanted...
Date: 11/13/2011
Lincoln on Leadership
I just finished a great book that dives into style and approaches for leadership by Donald Phillips...
Date: 10/25/2011
How to Secure your Mobile App with 3rd party Identity
Today I’m heading out to my Alma Mater to speak to some Graduate Students on the beauty and magic of...
Date: 10/05/2011
Observations from Minnesota Developer Conference 2011
This week in Minneapolis the 6th annual Minnesota Developer Conference (MDC11) was held in...
Date: 09/30/2011
Mobile Game + Cloud = RPA on Windows Phone 7
Last night I was out at the Mankato .NET User Group meeting talking about how the cloud makes mobile...
Date: 09/28/2011
What’s DreamSpark?
With the technology landscape constantly changing and evolving around new tools, technologies and...
Date: 09/27/2011
How to take an ASP.NET site to the Cloud in about 15 minutes
Windows Azure is Microsoft’s “Platform as a Service” or PaaS offering in the cloud space that...
Date: 09/25/2011
Creating a Boot from VHD in Win7
In a previous post last year I explained how you can use BCDEDIT to modify the boot configuration to...
Date: 09/24/2011
Rock Paper Azure on Windows Phone
Yesterday I delivered a talk on how to build a cloud connected mobile game for a local user group...
Date: 09/23/2011
Working with Silverlight RIA Apps in Azure
If you’ve been to my talks lately you might know that I’ve been playing around with Rock Paper Azure...
Date: 08/31/2011
This week’s MSDN Radio with Sara Summers
Sara Summers (see her blog at https://uxarray.com) was on MSDN Radio this morning...
Date: 06/13/2011
Links to the Windows Azure Boot Camp Webcasts
Learning a new technology is always fun, and to help show what’s possible we’ve created a number of...
Date: 04/29/2011
That cloud thing…
Your Pointy-Haired Boss (PHB) just walked in and said, "We need to do this cloud thing, pronto....
Date: 04/19/2011
Benko-Quick-Tip: Web Deploy plugin download…update
For today’s webcast (https://bit.ly/btlod-57) where we explored deployment options we...
Date: 04/11/2011
New BenkoTips webcasts on Azure…diving below the surface
I’ve been working with cloud computing for a while now, and it’s time to share what I’ve learned. As...
Date: 03/15/2011
Some resources on Azure Interop
Blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/interopreability PHP on Azure:...
Date: 02/23/2011
Benko-Quick-Tip: How to setup Windows Azure for Web Publish
What’s the deal with a 10 minute wait time to deploy my Windows Azure project to the cloud? I...
Date: 01/19/2011
MSDN Radio January Schedule
Here’s the schedule for January’s MSDN Radio shows…register and join the conversation to ask the...
Date: 01/03/2011