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Real World Windows Azure Guidance

Updated: December 9, 2011

Welcome to Real World Windows Azure Guidance.

In this section, find valuable and interesting articles based on the real world experience of Microsoft customers developing applications for Windows Azure. These articles are written by members of the community, who have developed subject matter expertise working with Windows Azure.

Using Windows Azure Connect to Integrate On-Premises Web Services

By Anna Skobodzinski

This article describes how to use Windows Azure Connect to create a low-latency connection between Windows Azure and an on-premise service.
Integrating On-Premises Web Services with Windows Azure Service Bus and Port Bridge

By Tejaswi Redkar

This article shows how to use the Windows Azure Service Bus to integrate a Windows Azure application with on-premises services, including FAST.
Parallel Uploads to Windows Azure Blob Storage via a Silverlight Control

By Rahul Rai

This article walks through a Silverlight application that uses multi-threading to quickly upload data to Windows Azure blob storage.
Integrating On-premises Search Engines with Windows Azure Web Applications

By Tejaswi Redkar

This article describes a process for migrating an existing web application to Windows Azure while continuing to use Google Search Appliance to index the site and database.
Indexing Windows Azure Storage from an on-premises Fast ESP 5.3

By Nagendra Mishr

This article describes the implementation of a hybrid system that uses FAST ESP 5.3 to index content in Windows Azure Storage.
Using Certificate-Based Encryption in Windows Azure Applications

By Walter Myers III

This article with sample code demonstrates how to use certificate-based encryption to overcome potential problems that can occur with key storage.

Real World: Considerations When Choosing a Web Role Instance Size: How small should I go?

By Joel Forman and Stephen Roger

This article will help you answer the question “What web role size should I select?”
Real World: ASP.NET Forms-Based Authentication Models for Windows Azure

By Adam Grocholski

This article explains how to implement three different models for incorporating forms-based authentication in ASP.NET applications that are hosted on the Windows Azure platform, and provides guidance on when to use each model.
Real World: Creating Custom Performance Counters for Windows Azure Applications with PowerShell

By Jayson Go

This article describes how you can create custom performance counters using PowerShell scripts to gather metrics that can help you determine the health of a Windows Azure web application.
Real World: Designing a Scalable Partitioning Strategy for Windows Azure Table Storage

By Jayson Go

This article discusses topics related to partitioning a Windows Azure Table and the strategies used to ensure efficient scalability.
Real World: Dynamically Scaling a Windows Azure Application

By Jayson Go

This article describes the design considerations for building a scaling engine for Windows Azure.
Real World: How to Connect to the Cloud

By Adam Grocholski

This article discusses current challenges in establishing connectivity with services, and shows how Windows Azure Service Bus helps you to address those challenges.
Real World: Simulating Load on a Windows Azure Application

By Jayson Go

This article discusses load simulation for web applications that are hosted in Windows Azure. In this article, a simple load test scenario is used.
Real World: Startup Lifecycle of a Windows Azure Role

By Cory Fowler

This article provides an overview of the startup tasks defined in the service definition file and the lifecycle of startup tasks in a Windows Azure role instance.
Real World: Windows Azure Diagnostics

By Jayson Go

This article discusses the diagnostic options that are available in Windows Azure, and provides strategies and best practices that you can adopt when you instrument your applications.
Real World: Windows Azure Storage Basics

By Jayson Go

This article discusses the basics of Windows Azure Storage. It explores the architecture of the storage system, and explains how it provides available, durable, reliable and highly-scalable storage services.

If you have an idea for an article in this section, please let us know by submitting your content idea on the Windows Azure Content Voting Forum or sending email to azuresitefeedback@microsoft.com.

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