Using The FileSystemWatcher Class In A Windows Service To Process Inbound FTP Files: Introduction
First in a series on using Windows services to automatically detect and process inbound FTP files.
How I Used $16 In Azure Resources To Build Maine’s Only Real-Time State And Local Elections Results
Using $15.58 in Microsoft Azure Services, I built a real-time election results system that served 1.3 million successful requests in 24 hours.
Blue Monday: Web Application Firewall, Storage Blob Encryption And Service Fabric
Web App firewalls are in preview; Storage blob and VHD encryption is generally available; Service Fabric for Windows is generally available; new DocumentDB SDK …
Badges? If You’re An MCSD Or MCSE, You’ll Soon Have Stinkin’ Badges
Microsoft is throwing out its current technical certification program, with a new, badges-based, performance-evaluated system for MCSE and MCSD certifications.
Blue Monday: Powershell Hotfix Released For Resource Manager Storage Commands
A “new old” version of Powershell restores pre-version 1.4 signatures to Resource Manager Storage cmdlets; PHP updates are complete; Event Hubs Archive is in public preview. …
Blue Monday: Two New UK Regions Generally Available
Cardiff and London host two generally available datacenters; DevTest Labs can now warn users of impending VM shutdowns. …
Serving Static Content From Azure Storage: Content Delivery Network Setup
Creating an Azure CDN, preparing Azure Storage block blobs for it, and managing your Storage-based CDN endpoint.
Serving Static Content From Azure Storage: Content Delivery Networks Overview
An overview of the content delivery network options available for optimal serving of Azure Storage blobs.
Blue Monday: MySQL Native In Web Apps; Use JSON In SQL Server
Web App native MySQL instances are in public preview; use JSON to CRUD your Azure SQL Sever records …
Serving Static Files From Azure Storage: CORS Rules
If you’re going to call Azure Storage blobs from AJAX, you may need to set Cross Origin Resource Sharing rules on your account.