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Windows Azure InfoKit for Public Sector February 2012 Update
I updated the resource kit to add links to resources for iOS and Android developers. Download the PPT file here.Developer ToolsWindows Azure SDK /zxazuresdklink – All tools and bits you need to create...
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Soundtracker Builds Global Geosocial Music Service on Multiple Platforms...
Daniele Calabrese, founder and CEO of Soundtracker, a Microsoft BizSpark One company, discusses with Zhiming Xue the enabling technologies behind their geosocial music service Soundtracker. The free...
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Skype for Windows Phone (Beta) Available Now
Starting today, download the beta versiondirectly from your Windows Phone or at the Marketplace from your computer to test drive Skype for Windows Phone. The gold version of the app will be available...
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Windows Azure InfoKit for Public Sector – March 2012 Update
I updated the resource kit to add a link to Windows 8 Consumer Preview developer resources. Download the PPT file here.Developer ToolsWindows Azure SDK/zxazuresdklink – All tools you need to create...
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Windows Azure InfoKit for Public Sector – April 2012 Update
I updated the resource kit to add links to Big Data and Hadoop on Windows Azure. Download the PPT file here (http://aka.ms/cloudinfokit).Developer ToolsWindows Azure SDK/zxazuresdklink – All tools you...
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Hands on labs for Windows 10 UWP app development topics
If you like to get first-hand experience with writing apps for Windows 10, check out the hands on labs.
View ArticleUnderstanding Windows 10 Updates for Enterprise Customers
Windows 10 will release as a service. Users will have access to on-going updates to the latest features through a simple update process. However we know that Business customers fear that updates may...
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Free One-day Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Training at U.S. Cities
Attend this free, full-day training session and discover first-hand how to integrate cloud solutions with your existing, on-premises datacenter – without sacrificing security, control, reliability and...
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Microsoft Azure Cost Estimator Tool
The Azure Cost Estimator has been designed keeping in mind the need to provide the IT manager of next generation organizations the ability to quickly assess running cost of the existing on-premises...
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Join a Microsoft Real-time Internet of Things Experiment Feb. 23, 2016
Pegasus II Launch Date Feb 23 2016 from Kankakee, IL. Want to learn how? Simply, sign up for text message flight notifications and Pegasus II will text your phone when it begins its ascent. You can...
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How to Capture Smart Card Added and Card Removed Events In Windows Store Apps
I’ve modified the sample smart card app (C# version) and upload the code here https://github.com/zxue/Windows-universal-samples/pull/1/files For more info on smart card and minidriver info, check...
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Azure Marketplace Part I: Why Partners Should Care
If you know Microsoft Azure, you probably have heard about the Azure Marketplace, which was launched last July at the World Partner Conference and is currently in preview. While you can find a good...
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Azure Marketplace Part II – Single VM Solution
As we outlined in the first blog post, single VM is a natural choice for solutions that can be packaged in a single server on Windows or Linux. In this post we provide the technical detail on how to...
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Azure Mobile Apps – Migrate Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 App to Windows...
Using Microsoft Azure App Service, you can create a cross-platform app (Android, Cordova, iOS, Windows, Xamarin code based Andriod or iOS) with Mobile Apps (web api service) and database in the backend...
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Azure Mobile Apps – Contoso Health Demo App that Integrates with Azure...
I recently worked with the Cortana Intelligent Suite Ecosystem team to create a demo app called Contoso Health while preparing for a healthcare partner meeting. The motivation behind the demo app is to...
View ArticleTips and Tricks on Doing “Lift and Shift” On-Prem Systems to Azure
While Microsoft Azure offers an open and flexible platform for PaaS solutions, customers and partners usually take a “Lift and Shift” approach to moving their existing apps to Azure, that is, they try...
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Deploy an Azure Container Service cluster – Tips and Tricks
Deploying an Azure Container Service (ACS) cluster is fairly easy. You can use the Azure portal, PowerShell scripts or CLI command lines. You can find a good introduction to ACS at github. You can find...
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Troubleshooting Tips on Getting Started with Azure Service Fabric Application...
Azure Service Fabric is a PaaS service with which developers can build always-on, scalable, distributed applications microservice based apps. To get started, follow the steps outlined in the articles...
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How Many Developers Use C++ vs. C# vs. Other Programming Languages
A customer recently asked me a question on C++ vs. C# in terms of developer populations while deciding whether or not to recode a C++ app using C#. One reason for the thought was that going forward it...
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Microsoft Power BI – Choosing the Offering that Meets Your Needs
Microsoft Power BI is a suite of business analytics tools to analyze data and share insights. With free Power BI desktop tool, you can easily create intuitive reports using a variety of data sources...
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