Entries in Windows Azure (5)

Sunday
Mar062011

Cloud Cover #38: Starring Canada's Own, Cory Fowler!

DateSunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:11AM

Cory Fowler

Cloud Cover Cloud Cover is one of my favourite shows on Channel 9. It features super-awesome Steve Marx and Wade Wegner and friends chatting about Windows Azure. If you’re into news and information about the Cloud – and I know that you are – you really should check it out. You can follow and interact with the show @CloudCoverShow.

Anyway, the latest episode of Cloud Cover features Canada’s own, Cory Fowler (@syntaxc4)!

In this episode, Steve and Wade are joined by both Corey Sanders - a PM on the Windows Azure Fabric Controller team - and Cory Fowler - Canada’s only Windows Azure MVP - as they discuss the Virtual Machine (VM) Role in Windows Azure. Corey explains the purpose of VM Role, how to get it set up and working, and when to use it (and not use it).

Reviewing the news, Wade and Steve:

If you’re looking to try out the Windows Azure Platform free for 30-days (without using a credit card) try the Windows Azure Pass with promo code, CloudCover.

Way to go, Cory! You make Canada proud!

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Tuesday
Jan042011

Over $4300 Raised for User Groups through the Azure Community Promotion!

DateTuesday, January 4, 2011 at 6:33AM

Developers: Don’t forget to check out Essential Resources for Getting Started with Windows Azure for links to podcasts, tools, videos, whitepapers, SDKs and much more!

In conversations with UG leads across Canada, we heard clearly that the cloud represents so many opportunities for organizations, developers and IT professionals. After listening to this feedback, through these conversations and others from TechDays, we decided we needed to do something that drives awareness and helps grow skills. That something turned out to be the Azure Community Promotion.

Launched in December of last year, the Azure Community Promotion provides a means for user group community members to give back while growing their skills learning Windows Azure. For each individual that took the time to grow their skills and shared their experience, we committed to donating $25 to their user group and also send the individual a $25 gift card. There was no limit on how many user group members could participate but all validation screenshots needed to be submitted tocdnazure@microsoft.com by Dec 31st.

Before the promotion ended, John Oxley stated in a blog post that he wanted to see us reach a goal of over $3000 by December 31st! Well, you did it! Through your efforts and on behalf of your user groups a total of $4325 was raised from over 170 submissions benefitting 28 user groups across the country!

Who’s awesome? You’re awesome!

What makes this result even more special is that everyone contributed at a time when family and spending time with loved ones are especially important. The fact that many of you also chose to give back to the community and assist your local user group just shows how when we work together we can achieve so much to the benefit of many. Our heartfelt thanks to each and every individual who took the time to try Azure and deploy an application.

In the coming weeks, we will be sending out gift cards to those who submitted an Azure application as part of the promotion. We will also be contacting each of the user group leads whose groups benefited from the promotion and who were so instrumental in getting the message out to their membership and soliciting everyone’s participation to help raise some always welcome additional funds to the group.

Once again, thanks to all who participated and for raising $4325 for user groups across Canada!

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Friday
Dec312010

Essential Resources for Getting Started with Windows Azure

DateFriday, December 31, 2010 at 4:23PM

The following blog post was co-authored by John Bristowe and Cory Fowler.

Important! Check out the Windows Azure Introductory Special. It is the easiest way to get started with Windows Azure. To make it even easier, Barry Gervin and Cory Fowler have created some step-by-step videos on how to register for Windows Azure using the Introductory Special. If you’re a [Premium, Ultimate, or BizSpark] MSDN Subscriber, you are eligible to participate in a Windows Azure Benefits which includes free consumption of Windows Azure Services.

Essential Downloads

Folks in the Know

Events

Blogs and Websites

Essential Reading

Books

Screencasts/Videos/Webcasts

Essential Listening

Projects, Third Party Tools and Other Downloads

Essential Code/Scripts/Virtual Labs

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Thursday
Sep232010

Windows Azure Boot Camp in Calgary on October 2nd!

DateThursday, September 23, 2010 at 3:15AM

Creative Commons photo by Oli-Oviyan. Click the photo to see the original.

Inspired by the supremely-talented R. Lee Ermey:

Listen up Cloud Cadets! On October 2nd, Noel Tan from the Calgary PASS Chapter will host a Windows Azure Boot Camp! The purpose of this FREE boot camp is simple: To bring you up-to-speed on developing for Windows Azure, Microsoft’s flexible cloud–computing platform that lets you focus on solving business problems and addressing customer needs.

Need the crash course on Windows Azure in about four minutes? Then watch this video:

You will join your fellow Cloud Cadets at the Annex Theatre at Nexen (801 - 7the Avenue SW) promptly at zero-nine-hundred on October 2nd! That’s 9:00 AM for those of you just joining us. You will show up on-time and ready to learn! Joining Noel for this great boot camp will be the one-and-only Scott Klein, a SQL Server MVP and managing partner of Blue Syntax. Scott will teach you how to develop for Windows Azure through hands-on learning with tools like Visual Studio 2010. He will show you what’s possible with Windows Azure, empowering you to apply what you’ll learn immediately! Here is the agenda for this event:

  • 9:00 AM - Sponsor Presentation
  • 9:10 AM - Feature Presentation: Windows Azure Boot Camp
  • 12:00 PM - FREE Lunch by Ideaca
  • 1:00 PM - Feature Presentation: Windows Azure Boot Camp
  • 4:30 PM - Q&A
  • 4:45 PM - Prizes/Giveaways
  • 4:55 PM - Wrap up

Very important: Make sure to bring your laptop with the necessary tools installed so you can follow along. For more detailed information on this event, make sure to check out the Calgary PASS Chapter site.

Lastly, yet most importantly, you and your fellow Cloud Cadets will register by visiting the following link: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=150724. Remember: Registration is essential so take five minutes and sign up NOW. Tell your friends and your co-workers. Better yet, bring them out!

Now, drop and give me 20 instances!

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Friday
Nov272009

Resources for My Virtualization Presentation at SAIT

DateFriday, November 27, 2009 at 6:50AM

Earlier today, I visited the Southern Institute of Technology (SAIT) to deliver the following presentation on virtualization:

The purpose of this blog post is to provide some additional/ancillary information about what I covered during my presentation.

Audio and Video

Blogs and Websites 

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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