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Nov 23, 2011

Azure: Crossdomain.xml inside root of blob storage

How to serve a crossdomain.xml policy file from the root of Azure Blob Storage using a $root container, with C# code to create it automatically on role startup.

Nov 3, 2011

Azure: Multiple sites per web role

How Azure SDK 1.3 added full IIS 7.5 support, letting you host multiple websites on a single web role using host header bindings in ServiceDefinition.csdef.

Oct 26, 2011

Azure SDK 1.5 Error Solved – DevFC.exe stopped working

Fixing the 'DevFC.exe stopped working' error in Azure SDK 1.5 by resolving port conflicts with HTC Sync.

Oct 13, 2011

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Maximum number of retry attempts reached : 3

Resolving the Maximum number of retry attempts reached 3 error when using Amazon S3 with the .NET SDK by specifying the correct endpoint.

Aug 18, 2011

Azure SLA (Service Level Agreement)

What Windows Azure's Service Level Agreement actually guarantees, and why you need at least two role instances to qualify for the 99.95% uptime commitment.

Jul 1, 2011

Azure: Inbound bandwidth now FREE!

Microsoft made inbound data transfer (ingress) free for Windows Azure customers in July 2011, a move Amazon matched with free inbound data days later.

May 6, 2011

Azure: Timeouts between compute and blob storage

Solving timeouts between Azure compute instances and blob storage by ensuring they are in the same data center.

Apr 16, 2011

Windows Azure SDK 1.4 released

The Azure team has released version 1.4 of the Windows Azure SDK, integrating with the web deployment tool for easier application updates.

Mar 31, 2011

Azure for MSDN subscribers

Discover the free benefits for MSDN subscribers with Azure, including 750 hours of compute, 25GB bandwidth, and more.

Mar 11, 2011

Unlimited Load testing with visual studio Ultimate MSDN subscribers

MSDN Subscribers with Visual Studio Ultimate can now perform unlimited load testing, removing the 250 user cap and simplifying the process.