Troubleshooting Microsoft Azure Storage with Message Analyzer
OverviewDiagnosing and troubleshooting issues in cloud storage applications can be complex especially if they are not considered upfront. When an issue does occur, it can involve parsing and analyzing...
View ArticleScheduling Azure Automation runbooks with Azure Scheduler
Azure Automation has a scheduler that allows you to start Automation runbooks daily, hourly, or at a single point in the future. However, some customers may want to use the advanced scheduling features...
View ArticleUpdates for the F12 developer tools in the Windows 10 January Technical Preview
Last week, we shared the latest news for the Windows 10 Web platform and introduced Project Spartan, the browser built for Windows 10. In addition to building Project Spartan, we have been hard at work...
View ArticleIt’s game time on Bing Maps
Are you one of the lucky few to be heading to Phoenix for the Big Game? If so, we have some new Bing Maps that will help you navigate your way to, in and around University of Phoenix Stadium. Even if...
View ArticleAutomating Azure Virtual Machine Deployment with Chef
You’ve probably heard of the term Infrastructure as Code. But what does it mean and how do I leverage this concept with Azure? In summary, Infrastructure as Code is a set of techniques and practices...
View Article.NET Core Open Source Update
Wow. Just wow. I don’t know of a better way to describe my feelings right now. Open source is probably one of the most energizing projects our team has been working on. It’s been a blast so far and the...
View ArticleIt’s game time on Bing Maps
Are you one of the lucky few to be heading to Phoenix for the Big Game? If so, we have some new Bing Maps that will help you navigate your way to, in and around University of Phoenix Stadium. Even if...
View ArticleSubmit games to the Windows Game Developer Contest – win up to $10,000
Publish your best apps and games in the Windows and Windows Phone Stores – and have a chance to win big cash for your creative efforts – in the Windows Game Developer Contest, running now through March...
View ArticleNative Memory Diagnostics in CTP 5
The Visual Studio Memory Usage tool is now selected by default in VS2015 CTP 5 . When you first debug a native app in CTP 5, the Diagnostic Tools window will launch and show both the Memory Usage and...
View ArticleBing round-up: Updates to Bing News, Rewards on Chrome and Android and Bing...
New “topic view” and interests features make sure you stay on top of the news that mattersWe know it’s hard to find time in your day to catch up on the news—from the latest innovations like HoloLens to...
View ArticleEmpowering Startups To Do More
Steven Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President and Chief Evangelist, Microsoft Developer Experience and Evangelism Zack Weisfeld, General Manager of Microsoft, Ventures Global AcceleratorsAs we head...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure makes business productivity easier and more secure with...
In today’s fast paced environment, enterprises are looking for feature enhancements that offer more flexibility and make the lives of the enterprise user easier and more productive. Today, we are...
View ArticleSimplified Adaptive Video Streaming: Announcing support for HLS and DASH in...
Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1 introduced support for Professional Quality Video using Media Source Extensions (MSE) and Encrypted Media Extensions (EME). With Windows 10, Microsoft is announcing...
View ArticleAzure Media Services enhances streaming security with General Availability of...
We’re excited to announce General Availability of Azure Media Services Content Protection (AES and DRM) service. Content protection service enables you to secure your Video-on-demand or live stream...
View ArticleAutomated Everything with SQL Server on IaaS VMs
Today, we are excited to announce support for automated backup and automated patching, available directly in the portal for SQL Server Azure Virtual Machines. Both of these features are built with the...
View ArticleMillions download role-playing app built by recent grad; he will publish to...
Zoltán Gubics is a hugely successful mobile game developer; his role-playing game, Medieval Apocalypse, has accrued 1.1 million downloads on the Windows platform. Gubics graduated just last year from...
View ArticleAnnouncing Azure Preview Portal Improvements
Hi, Azure friends!Today we are proud to announce a set of improvements to the Azure Preview Portal. All of these enhancements are based on the great feedback that we have been getting from you. We are...
View ArticleChanging perspectives on your job - Will you renew your boss for another season?
Within a single week two different friends of mine called me to talk about their job satisfaction. One didn't like the project they were working on and felt that when they were pitched the job they...
View Article[Announcement] OData Web API 5.4 RC
The NuGet packages for OData Web API 5.4 RC are now available on the NuGet gallery.Download this releaseYou can install or update the NuGet packages for OData Web API 5.4 RC using the Package Manager...
View ArticleAzure Media Services to help stream the big game
NBC Sports recently announced ‘Super Stream Sunday’, allowing over 11 continuous hours of streaming surrounding Sunday’s big game. While many of us here at Microsoft are excited that our home team has...
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