September 2011 - Posts

• Query SQL Azure and On-Premise Data in One Codeset

  I was asked recently how to query SQL Azure along with an on-premise data source. There are actually lots of ways to do this, but a quick and simple method is to use LINQ - or Language Integrated Query. There are always pro's and con's for any data access Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:26 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Azure

• Rip and Replace or Extend and Embrace?

  As most of you know, I don’t like the term “cloud” very much. It isn’t defined, which means it can be anything. I prefer “distributed computing”, which is more technically accurate and describes what you’re doing Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:20 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Development, Developer, Design, Best Practices, Computing, Data, Cloud, Azure, Windows Azure, Cloud Computing, Application Architecture, Application Fabric, Azure Use Cases

• Plan for Diagnostics in Cloud Computing From the Git-Go

  “Git-Go” is something we say in the South that means “right at the start”. I’ve seen several applications for on-premise systems that don’t have much in the way of diagnostics - the developers rely on a debugger, the event logs on the server and client Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:11 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Development, Developer, Design, Testing, Best Practices, Error Codes, Link Lists, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Cloud, Azure, Windows Azure, Cloud Computing, Concepts