Category Archives: Cloud

Building Cloud-Portable and Cloud-Burstable .NET Applications With Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services

Definitions Cloud-Burstable Applications are those built using an application deployment model in which an application runs in a private cloud or corporate data center and bursts into a public cloud (or clouds)  when the demand for computing or storage capacity … Continue reading

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You Just Might be a Cloud App

With Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy (“You just might be a redneck“) You just might be a Cloud App, if: You only need processing or storage periodically, for instance during certain times of the month, week or day. An example would … Continue reading

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Recent Windows Azure Developments

Here are some recent Windows Azure developments that you may have missed. I think that they are worth highlighting. Windows Azure Endpoint Protection One of the deficiencies in Windows Azure up until recently was the lack of virus checking/malware protection … Continue reading

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PaaS Cloud Platforms Classified

This is an excellent article about the different types of Public Cloud PaaS platforms out there. (I bet you thought there was only one type of PaaS didn’t you? ) This blog post classifies them as: Metadata PaaS Framework PaaS … Continue reading

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Welcome to Cloudy In New York

Welcome to the Cloudy In New York blog.  This is my first blog post here but not my first blog.  In November I ended a 6 year stint as an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft in New York. In that job … Continue reading

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