Author Archives: Marcel Meijer

VS11 Beta + WIF

With Visual Studio 11 Beta there is also a update of the Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) tools. The exact details are better told by Captain Identity (Vittorio Bertocci). For the Cloud cover show with him about these tools: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vbertocci/archive/2012/03/16/the-wif-tools-for-visual-studio-11-beta-on-cloudcover.aspx I … Continue reading

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Windows Azure + WIF + Access Control (ACS)

When you going to use the Access Control Service (ACS) on the Windows Azure platform, then there are enough resources to help you. For example here. A lot of configuration has to be done, but it is do-able on the … Continue reading

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Post TechDay event Workshop SSDT (SQL Server Data Tools)

On Saturday 18 February 2012 took in Baarn at VX Company the SSDT (SQL Server Data Tools) event place. This event organized by VX Company and SDN took place after the TechDays! On this Saturday Gert Drapers especially came to … Continue reading

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SQL Azure and Query plans / Performance

I showed you a while ago the improved SQL Azure management portal. After having nothing in 2008, Project Houston was a great step towards a Cloud only management portal. But December 2011 they renewed the complete SQL Azure management portal. … Continue reading

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Silverlight vs HTML5

A fellow MVP once mailed: “I’ve got friends that were heavy into SLdevelopment that now do none. It’s gone from their #1 technology to now being banned for development within their company. What changed? The first time that one of … Continue reading

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Windows Azure management via WP7

At this moment Windows Azure services can be monitored and management via the Windows Azure management portal. But the portal is implemented via Silverlight, which is less accessible with a browser with no support of plugins. The Windows Azure platform … Continue reading

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SQL Azure Reporting Preview

What the Windows Azure platform missed, was an implementation of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). That doesn’t mean reports are not able, there is no service for storing those reports. With Visual Studio 2010 are you able to create a … Continue reading

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Office 365 en Mobile

Office 365 is Microsofts online Office hosted in the Cloud. The previous version was called BPOS (Business Productivity Online Services), but Office 365 contains the latest and greatest versions of the on premise software. With Microsoft Online Services you always … Continue reading

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Windows Phone 7

Since the first appearance of the Windows Phone 7 in the Netherlands I am the proud owner of a HTC Trophy. After that I bought a Samsung Omnia 7 and just a few months ago a Nokia Lumia 800. The … Continue reading

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Windows Azure is Multi Language

At divers event Microsoft tells Windows Azure is Multi Language, or Java is a first class citizen of Windows Azure. This part of the website show it is completely true. If you wonder what other means, C++ or Python or … Continue reading

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