Serverless: The Next Major Shift In Cloud Computing
How the microservices software pattern has made containers so popular, and will enable the coming serverless pattern revolution.
Tag: cloud computing
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.
Serving Static Content From Azure Storage: Getting The Permissions Right
To serve blobs directly from Azure via HTTP, set your container permissions and MIME types properly.
Failover And Autoscaling In Microsoft Azure: An Overview
Microsoft's Azure cloud services offer high resilience and elasticity, provided you leverage them correctly. Here's an overview of how.
An Overview Of Microsoft Azure For The Casual Back-End Developer
If you're new to Microsoft Azure, this overview gives an idea of the services it offers and how those services can be used.
Setting Up Scalable WordPress Installs On Microsoft Azure
A walkthrough on setting up Scalable WordPress installs on Microsoft Azure -- even though other cloud providers are a better choice.
MSDN Northeast Roadshow, Augusta, ME, May 11, 2010 Recap
After the nearly complete disappointment of Launch 2010 Boston, I had given serious thought to not going to the MSDN Northeast Roadshow stop in Augusta, ME on T...
The Visual Studio Launch 2010 Boston Event, Reconsidered
Now that I’m a day or so removed from the Visual Studio “Launch 2010” event in Boston, have plenty of sleep under my belt, and the benefit of ...
On Facebook’s New Features, Privacy And The Near Future Of The Web
Quite a bit has been made recently of the changes to Facebook’s default settings, an extensive expansion of how Facebook shares data with other Web sites,...
Visual Studio 2010 / .NET 4 Events For Maine-Based Developers
On Monday, Microsoft set its Internet volume knob to 11, announcing the official release of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET 4 framework. If you haven’t se...