Realize the full potential of Windows Azure with this superb Cookbook that has over 80 recipes for building advanced, scalable cloud-based services. Simply pick the solutions you need to answer your requirements immediately. Overview Packed with practical, hands-on cookbook recipes for building advanced, scalable cloud-based services on the Windows Azure platform explained in detail to maximize your learning Extensive code samples showing how to use advanced features of Windows Azure blobs, tables and queues. Understand remote management of Azure services using the Windows Azure Service Management REST API Delve deep into Windows Azure Diagnostics Master the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus and Access Control Service What you will learn from this book Develop highly scalable services for Windows Azure Handle authentication and authorization in the Windows Azure platform Use advanced features of the Windows Azure Storage Services: blobs, tables, and queues Attach Azure Drives to a role instance Diagnose problems using Windows Azure Diagnostics Perform remote management of Azure services with the Windows Azure Service Management REST API Expose services through the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus Implement claims-based authentication with the Access Control Service Use cloud-based databases with SQL Azure Improve service performance with the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service Understand the latest features - including VM roles, Windows Azure Connect and startup tasks Approach This cookbook offers practical, immediately usable task-based recipes covering a wide range of advanced development techniques for building highly scalable cloud-based services on the Windows Azure platform. It shows you how to improve these services and how to solve particular problems/scenarios when developing them on the Windows Azure platform. The solutions are presented in a clear step-by-step manner and explained in great
Neil Mackenzie
Neil Mackenzie has worked with computers for nearly three decades. He started his computer career doing large-scale numerical simulations for scientific research and business planning. Since then, he has been involved primarily in healthcare software, developing electronic medical records systems. He has been using Windows Azure since PDC 2008 and has used nearly all parts of the Windows Azure platform - including those that no longer exist. Neil is very active in the online Windows Azure community -- in particular, helping to solve many of the questions raised in the MSDN Windows Azure Forums. He is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Azure.
