Help! I Cannot Attach My Azure Data Disk to my Windows Azure Virtual Machine
Windows Azure Virtual Machines are the new IaaS offering from Windows Azure that allows for Virtual Machines in the Cloud. Using Windows Azure Virtual Machines you have the ability to add additional Data Disks in addition to your core Operating System Disk to...
TechEd 2013 Session – Microsoft BizTalk Server 2013 in Windows Azure IaaS
If you are planning to attend TechEd North America this June in New Orleans, LA and are looking for information on BizTalk Server running in Windows Azure IaaS then my session is for you! With the general release of Windows Azure IaaS and BizTalk 2013 Pay-Per-Hour...
Windows Azure IaaS is Live and BizTalk Server 2013 Hourly Pricing Released
Today Microsoft released to General Availability the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) side of Windows Azure. This includes Virtual Machines and Virtual Networking. Read complete details of the release here. This is a huge milestone for BizTalk’ers...
Windows Azure IaaS and Creating a New Azure Virtual Machine Video
I have put together a quick 10 minute video that introduced Windows Azure IaaS and walks you through creating your first Windows Azure Virtual Machine! I put a lot of time into adding cool animations and fun dialog, or so I think....
BizTalk Server 2013 is Released to Manufacturing (RTM) – Now on MSDN
Today Microsoft announced BizTalk Server 2013 is now Released to Manufacturing (RTM). The software is now available for download through MSDN in English only. Just do a search for "BizTalk 2013" to find it. This release brings new adapters, better Azure integration,...
Windows Azure Virtual Machine and Virtual Hard Disk Management Tool – Can save you Money!
Did you know you are charged for a Windows Azure Virtual Machine every hour it is deployed even if it is not running? I would guess many people are not using their Virtual Machines at night when they sleep so shouldn’t we have a simple way to take them...
Tricks for Deleting Windows Azure Virtual Machines via the REST API
While I call this post “tricks” for deleting a Windows Azure Virtual Machine it really is not a trick. It does require a little deeper understanding of how Windows Azure creates and hosts Virtual Machines in order to use the REST API to delete them. Let us start...
BizTalk Server 2013 Image Available on Windows Azure Virtual Machines
Windows Azure Virtual Machines now has a pre-built image for BizTalk Server 2013. This will enable you to get up and running with BizTalk 2013 in just a few minutes. Configuration is needed once you create a new virtual machine using this image. The...
October Images of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Available for Windows Azure Virtual Machines
I noticed today that the Platform Images for Windows Azure Virtual Machines has been updated to include a Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Image for October. The great news is I re-tested installing BizTalk Server 2013 Beta on the new Windows Server 2012...
Setting Up BizTalk Server 2013 Beta on a Windows Azure Virtual Machine
A few days ago BizTalk 2013 Beta was announced and released for download. The plan is to make this available as a Windows Azure Virtual Machine Image just like the CTP but it has not yet been released. Since the prebuilt image is not available, I wanted to...
November 11th – International Check Your Enterprise Single Sign-On Master Secret Key Day
Let this go down in the record books that today marks the First Annual Celebration of International Check Your Enterprise Single Sign-On Master Secret Key Day! Picture this, it is 2 AM and you are sound asleep. All of a sudden your work pager goes off. The...
Vote for “The Story of Your Life – Mr. Virtual Machine” in the Windows Azure Makes Me FAST Contest
Over the past few months I have been blogging a lot about the new Windows Azure Virtual Machines. That is because I can see the huge impact on projects for having this type of infrastructure available literally at your fingertips - for pennies an hour. ...