patterns & practices - Windows Azure Guidance

New Post: Developing Big Data Solutions on Windows Azure

masashin — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:12 GMT

Hi Sumit,

Thank you for reaching out to us. I'm glad to hear that you like the guidance. We're posting the next release in a few weeks which includes other chapters. Please let me know what you think. Any feedback would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Masashi

New Post: Developing Big Data Solutions on Windows Azure

sumitc — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:26 GMT

Thanks for sharing this PDF. I appreciate the efforts you have put-in to bring in different thoughts together. Its also not at all easy to bring all different perspective together under the same book but impressed with the details shared under the text.

I am keen to know plan for publishing remaining PDF (specially the "chapter i.e. not included in this preview release.".

Regards,
Sumit Chauhan

Released: WAAG - Part 4 (Apr 12, 2013)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:36:07 GMT

This is the second drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Updated Release: WAAG - Part 4 (Apr 12, 2013)

masashin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:36:07 GMT

This is the second drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Updated Release: WAAG - Part 4 (Apr 12, 2013)

masashin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:35:21 GMT

This is the second drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Updated Release: WAAG - Part 4 (Mar 14, 2013)

masashin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:56:56 GMT

This is the first drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Released: WAAG - Part 4 (Mar 14, 2013)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:56:56 GMT

This is the first drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Updated Wiki: Home

masashin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:55:38 GMT

Welcome to patterns & practices Windows Azure Guidance site

Many customers are looking for guidance on how to make the move to Windows Azure, and how to make the most of it. patterns & practices has a series of projects that target application design and development on Windows Azure.
The key themes for these projects are:

1. Moving to the Cloud
2. Developing for the Cloud
3. Building Hybrid Apps in the Cloud
4. Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud

These themes will allow us to categorize the scenarios that we will be delivering. Most of the scenarios are challenges that customers face today. And as we progress the program forward we will have more scenarios.

#1 is about migration and re-purposing existing applications and skills. #2 is about taking advantages of intrinsic properties from the cloud, such as elastic demand, etc., #3 is about connecting cloud applications with on-premises systems. #4 is the ongoing project about developing big data solutions using Windows Azure HDInsight and related technologies.

Part 1 of the Guide (brownfield scenarios)

Download samples, browse the content on MSDN here.

Part 2 of the Guide (greenfield scenarios)

Download samples and browse content on MSDN here

Part 3 of the Guide (hybrid scenarios)

Download samples and browse content on MSDN here

Part 4 of the Guide (big data scenarios)

Download the content here

Enterprise Library 5 - Beta 2 on Windows Azure white paper

This document explains the capabilities and limitations of Enterprise Library 5.0 in terms of use within .NET applications designed to run with the Windows Azure platform. Download it here.

Music Store sample application on Windows Azure

An end to end sample using most of the application blocks on Windows Azure as described in the whitepaper. Download it from here.

Blogs

Scott Densmore

http://scottdensmore.typepad.com

Ryan Dunn

Click here to view the RSS feed.

David Hill

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Alex Homer

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Masashi Narumoto

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Eugenio Pace

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Matias Woloski

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Updated Release: WAAG - Part 4 (Mar 14, 2013)

masashin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:53:31 GMT

This is the first drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Updated Release: WAAG - Part 4 (Mar 14, 2013)

masashin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:52:54 GMT

This is the first drop of the guidance Developing Big Data Solutions in the Cloud.

Updated Wiki: Home

masashin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:45:10 GMT

Welcome to patterns & practices Windows Azure Guidance site

Part 1 of the Guide (brownfield scenarios)

Download samples, browse the content on MSDN here.

Part 2 of the Guide (greenfield scenarios)

Download samples and browse content on MSDN here

Part 3 of the Guide (hybrid scenarios)

Download samples and browse content on MSDN here

Part 4 of the Guide (big data scenarios)

Download the content here

Enterprise Library 5 - Beta 2 on Windows Azure white paper

This document explains the capabilities and limitations of Enterprise Library 5.0 in terms of use within .NET applications designed to run with the Windows Azure platform. Download it here.

Music Store sample application on Windows Azure

An end to end sample using most of the application blocks on Windows Azure as described in the whitepaper. Download it from here.

Blogs

Scott Densmore

http://scottdensmore.typepad.com

Ryan Dunn

Click here to view the RSS feed.

David Hill

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Alex Homer

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Masashi Narumoto

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Eugenio Pace

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Matias Woloski

Click here to view the RSS feed.

New Post: PDF of Developing Multi-tenant Applications for the Cloud, 3rd Edition

masashin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:55:20 GMT

Thank you for the interest. The PDF is coming to MSDN site very soon.

Updated Wiki: Call for Advisory Board Members

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:02:55 GMT

Call for Advisory Board Members

We are looking for both subject matter experts and passionate novices.

If you are interested in being an advisor and help us shape the next releases of Windows Azure Guide, please review Advisory Board FAQ and send an email to the project leader, Masashi Narumoto at masashin at microsoft dot com and let us know the following:

What experiences do you have in Big Data solutions?
Any places where you share with a community; such as a blog, twitter, etc.

Updated Wiki: Advisory Board FAQ

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:02:15 GMT

Advisory Board FAQ

Guidance is harvested from experience and matured through dialog. An essential component for projects in p&p is our advisory boards. We prefer diversity in our boards, which include both Microsoft employees and members from the community at large. We like subject matter experts and passionate novices. We want independent consultants and drivers from large enterprise teams across a wide variety of industries.

What does the project hope to gain from an advisory board?

The advisory board is a representative body for the community of developers interested in being productive in .NET with reusable components, design patterns and good practices in context. They help us to set priorities for the project and they provide real-time feedback about early previews of the application blocks and samples we are creating.

We also benefit when our advisors engage their respective communities about the project in order to collect a broad set of feedback. Our ultimate goal is produce practical guidance for real world development problems.

How much time will advisors spend on our project?

Formally, we have a meeting every other week. The conference call (with screen sharing) lasts an hour. In it, we demonstrate what we’ve done since the last meeting as well as how and why we did it. We solicit feedback during these meetings and we encourage a critical (though friendly) evaluation of everything we do.

We also encourage our advisors to examine our work in between the formal meetings. This involves reviewing the code and commenting on content. This helps the meetings to be more productive.

What do the advisors get out of it?

Our advisory board is voluntary. However, it’s a great place to talk about Windows Azure and its related technologies. It’s also a good way to meet other people who are passionate and thoughtful. Our goal is to improve the state of our art and our advisors are a significant part of that effort.

When the project is released, it is posted on MSDN and we make it a point to thank each of our contributing advisors. Also, former advisors have expressed personal value in showing their involvement in helping Microsoft shape guidance in a specific area. We also send free copies of the published books and invite advisors to the p&p symposium.

What are the qualifications for being an advisor?

First, an advisor needs to care about line-of-business application development in the cloud and related topics. Prior experience with Windows Azure is welcomed but not necessary. Secondly, they need to be willing to participate in the feedback process. With respect to technical knowledge, both real world experience or the need to be successful in the near future are good qualities to bring to the table.

I’d like to be an advisor on this project, what do I do?

Answer this Call for Advisory Board Members.

Updated Wiki: Advisory Board FAQ

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:01:31 GMT

Advisory Board FAQ

What does the project hope to gain from an advisory board?

How much time will advisors spend on our project?

We also encourage our advisors to examine our work in between the formal meetings. This involves reviewing the code and commenting on content. This helps the meetings to be more productive.

What do the advisors get out of it?

What are the qualifications for being an advisor?

I’d like to be an advisor on this project, what do I do?

Answer this Call for Advisory Board Members.

Updated Wiki: Call for Advisory Board Members

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:12:35 GMT

Updated Wiki: Call for Advisory Board Members

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:12:18 GMT

Updated Wiki: Call for Advisory Board Members

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:11:17 GMT

We are looking for both subject matter experts and passionate novices.

If you are interested in being an advisor and help us shape the next releases of Windows Azure Guide, please review Advisory Board FAQ and send an email to the project leader, Masashi Narumoto at masashin at microsoft dot com and let us know the following:

What experiences do you have in Big Data solutions?
Any places where you share with a community; such as a blog, twitter, etc.

Updated Wiki: Home

masashin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:01:15 GMT

Welcome to patterns & practices Windows Azure Guidance site

Part 1 of the Guide (brownfield scenarios)

Download original samples, browse the content on MSDN here.

Part 2 of the Guide (greenfield scenarios)

Download samples and browse content here

Part 3 of the Guide (hybrid scenarios)

Download samples and browse content here

Lessons learned in Testing Part 3 of the Guide

Part 4 of the Guide (big data scenarios)

Coming soon.

Enterprise Library 5 - Beta 2 on Windows Azure white paper

This document explains the capabilities and limitations of Enterprise Library 5.0 in terms of use within .NET applications designed to run with the Windows Azure platform. Download it here.

Music Store sample application on Windows Azure

An end to end sample using most of the application blocks on Windows Azure as described in the whitepaper. Download it from here.

Blogs

Scott Densmore

http://scottdensmore.typepad.com

Ryan Dunn

Click here to view the RSS feed.

David Hill

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Alex Homer

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Masashi Narumoto

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Eugenio Pace

Click here to view the RSS feed.

Matias Woloski

Click here to view the RSS feed.

New Post: PDF of Developing Multi-tenant Applications for the Cloud, 3rd Edition

pbarranis — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:50:01 GMT

Thank you for producing "Developing Multi-tenant Applications for the Cloud, 3rd Edition" - it looks excellent. Where can I download a PDF for offline reading?

(Don't worry - no trees will be harmed in the viewing of this document :)