On January 4th, 2010 Azure Platform benefits were added for MSDN Premium Subscribers. However, the process for claiming those benefits has confused some. I've written a short article on how to claim those benefits and get back to developing in the cloud.

http://bstineman.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!61AEA8168D26EA6B!1150.entry

As you're aware I've been working in conjuction with RBA Consulting and Microsoft to put together and event on December 8th entitled Backstage Pass: A Day in the Microsoft CLOUD. We've got some great speakers lined up, like Jack Calhoun, along with some great giveaways, including a Zune HD. Howeve… Continue

There were a couple of Microsoft releases last week that provided updates to Windows Azure tooling that I wanted to make you aware of in case you hadn't see the news.

First Microsoft released the November CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2. This is an important release on the SQL Azure front because SSMS… Continue

{I've been meaning to post a quick entry on this, but I've been swamped with other tasks the past couple of weeks.}

On October 25th, Microsoft released the Windows Azure Service Management PowerShell cmdlets. These cmdlets allow you to script out and deploy, upgrade, and scale y… Continue

Last night at the Twin Cities Cloud Computing User Group we officially kicked off Project Thor. We had some great discussions about the project is, why we're doing it, and what we hope to accomplish. At the end of the meeting a total of 12 people volunteered to help deliver Project Thor.

However, we don't want to limit participation in the proje… Continue