August 2009 - Posts

Lessons learned from Windows Live ID's foray into Open ID by Live Services

Yesterday the WLID guys shared some interesting stuff they learned from their OpenID CTP. CTPs are often used to get feedback from developers, validate ideas, and/or correct the course of an effort. Sometimes they are even used to prove the feature/service...

The Id Element: Jorgen Thelin on the Microsoft Federation Gateway (MFG) by Vibro.NET

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Deploying Applications on Windows Azure by Extemporaneous Mumblings

There has been a bit of interest in an application called ' myTODO ' that we built for the World Partner Conference (WPC) event back in July.  It is a simple, yet useful application.  The application allows you to create and share lists...
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Books: “Programming Windows Identity Foundation”, P&P claims guide & others by Vibro.NET

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Next station: Federation between Adatum & its Customers. by Eugenio Pace - Cloud Computing Guidance

First things first : thanks everybody who wrote me about the first scenario article . I got quite some e-mail on it with great suggestions to improve, but in general it seems it resonates well with. Disclaimer: this post and the next ones are early drafts...
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Identity @ Tech.Ed Australia & New Zealand by Vibro.NET

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So… What do you think? by SQL Azure Team Blog

One of the most important pieces of information a product team can get is an understanding of what people think about their product, and how they are using it. My question for you is…What do you think? How has your experience been thus far? We would love...
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Important Updates to Live Services by Live Services

Hi Everyone, I wanted to give you some important updates on our developer services as we prepare for the next release of Windows Live. We are focused on making the next release of Windows Live the very best for you. Our vision is to provide you with deeper...

Welcome to the Enterprise Line, our next stop will be Station #1: “SSO”. Mind the gap. by Eugenio Pace - Cloud Computing Guidance

Disclaimer: this post and the next ones are early drafts to share with you the direction we are taking. They might (and I hope they will) change quite a bit in the actual Guide! We might end up not covering one of these scenarios in the book. These posts...
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Try SQL Azure Database CTP Today by SQL Azure Team Blog

  Check out the free trial of Microsoft® SQL Azure Database Community Technology Preview (CTP).  SQL Azure Database, a part of the Windows Azure platform, is a cloud-based database service built on Microsoft SQL Server technology.  ...
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Claims based Authentication & Authorization: The Guide by Matias Woloski's Blog

Eugenio announced yesterday the kickoff of a new guide from patterns & practices in which I’m collaborating: Claims based Authentication & Authorization Guide. This is not a new topic as Eugenio suggests in his blog, but it’s getting more and...
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Claims based Authentication & Authorization Guide – The design of the book by Eugenio Pace - Cloud Computing Guidance

As I mentioned in my previous post , we are going to use a “case study” approach in this book in which we will be presenting a series of concrete scenarios, each one will introduce some very specific requirements. Then we will be showing and discussing...
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Windows 7 Screencast – Taskbar, OverlayImage, ProgressBar, Thumbnails by Matias Woloski's Blog

I’ve been running Windows 7 since PDC 08 (almost an year already) and it’s certainly a step forward (perf and reliability wise). It’s also interesting to see new features and APIs available for developers, especially around user experience. As part of...
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Announcing new project – patterns & practices - Claims based Authentication & Authorization Guide by Eugenio Pace - Cloud Computing Guidance

For the next couple of months I’ll be working on a new project here at patterns & practices , developing a new guide for claims based authentication and authorization. I’m personally very happy to be working on this project, for many reasons. I believe...
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New Windows Azure Blob Features – August 2009 by Windows Azure

Today we are releasing a new set of features for Windows Azure Blob. Windows Azure Blob enables applications to store and manipulate large objects and files in the cloud. The blobs (files) can be up to 50GB in size for the CTP. All changes for this release...
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