Maor's Blog

Series of Posts on Azure Security

maor.Blogging(); — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:54:38 GMT

My colleague Bruce Kyle has put together a view into how you can secure your application in Windows Azure. He’s pulled together information from hundreds of pages to provide you with a how-to guide on developing your application in a secure way on Windows...(read more)

Just Released: Windows Phone 7 Guidance – patterns & practices

maor.Blogging(); — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:51:14 GMT

Microsoft patterns & practices is excited to announce the release of: A case study for Building Advanced Windows Phone Applications Building Testable Windows Phone Applications Developing a Windows Phone Application using the MVVM Pattern Resources...(read more)

Openness Update for Windows Azure

maor.Blogging(); — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:30:21 GMT

What an exiting release it is! The December release of Windows Azure brings many cool new features including extensive support of open source libraries like Node.js, MongoDB, Hadoop, Solr, Memcached. You can find an overview of the support was announced...(read more)

Windows Azure 12/12/11 Announcement

maor.Blogging(); — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:54:18 GMT

Earlier yesterday, Microsoft announced a number of updates and improvements to Windows Azure that will help developers to more easily access Windows Azure and unlock the value of cloud computing as a development platform. Additionally, today, senior Microsoft...(read more)

Enterprise Library Integration Pack for Windows Azure

maor.Blogging(); — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:46:54 GMT

Read the announcement here. For years the Enterprise Library application blocks have helped developers address the typical cross-cutting concerns of enterprise development (such as diagnostic logging, data validation, and exception handing). With over...(read more)

Improved Developer Experience, Interoperability, and Scalability on Windows Azure

maor.Blogging(); — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:40:43 GMT

The Windows Azure team has announced multiple updates to Windows Azure that improve ease of use, interoperability, and overall value. From the post: Key Highlights: New Developer Experience and Enhanced Interoperability—Access to Windows Azure libraries...(read more)

Silverlight 5 Released

maor.Blogging(); — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:35:14 GMT

Silverlight 5 has been released. Silverlight 5 adds a ton of new features over what we had with Silverlight 4. Silverlight is part of a rich offering of technologies from Microsoft helping developers deliver applications for the web, desktop and mobile...(read more)

Learn Windows Azure Event

maor.Blogging(); — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:28:18 GMT

Join us LIVE from the Microsoft Redmond Campus to learn how to get started building applications for the cloud from Microsoft technical leaders Scott Guthrie, Dave Campbell, and Mark Russinovich. The entire event is being streamed live by Channel 9. The...(read more)

Updated Windows Azure SDK & Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK Available

maor.Blogging(); — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:31:53 GMT

You can read the official Windows Azure Blog post for full details. we are simplifying the development experience on Windows Azure with three updates—a new version of the Windows Azure SDK, a new Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK, and an updated Windows...(read more)

Kinect for Windows Is Live

maor.Blogging(); — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:22:20 GMT

The new website is now live: http://www.kinectforwindows.org Similar Posts: Virtual Team System User Group Microsoft WebMatrix Virtual Team System User Group Watch PDC10, Live from the Redmond Campus, October 28 and 29 Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Beta...(read more)

Silverlight 5 RC Available for Download

maor.Blogging(); — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:06:58 GMT

The release candidate for Silverlight 5 is now available to developers on the Silverlight developer site. You can get the release itself and additional details on Silverlight Downloads. New Features Announced for Silverlight 5 Improved Media Support &...(read more)

The Role Of The PM

maor.Blogging(); — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:50:27 GMT

Windows Phone Mango Silverlight developer toolkit released

maor.Blogging(); — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:36:08 GMT

The Silverlight toolkit for Windows Phone’s Mango update has been released. You can download the toolkit here.Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit offers developers additional controls for Windows Phone application development, designed to match the...(read more)

Challenges Current CTO’s Are Experiencing

maor.Blogging(); — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:50:39 GMT

During my meetings with CTOs in ISVs (and I have a lot ) I try to help them to solve their challenges. First, what is CTO? A Chief Technology Officer (or Chief Technical Officer; CTO) is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant...(read more)

Challenges Current CTOs Are Experiencing

maor.Blogging(); — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:50:39 GMT