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Start with the GitHub Copilot CLI beginner’s guide, learn to build an agent skill in VS Code, or troubleshoot with the VS Code reset walkthrough.
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How to Create a PFX Certificate from Cloudflare Origin Certificates
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How to Remove an Orphaned Windows Azure Virtual Machine Disk and Remove a Lease Conflict on a VHD Blob
I have been spending a lot of time the past few weeks working with the Windows Azure Virtual Machines that are...
Why Can’t I Always Change the Region when Creating a Windows Azure Virtual Machine?
I have been working with Windows Azure Virtual Machines for a few weeks now. As of this blog post, the preview feature...
Running a Windows Azure Virtual Machine Locally with Hyper-V or VMware 8 / VMware 9
This is a follow-up to my post and video on Creating a BizTalk 2010 R2 CTP Virtual Machine in Windows Azure. I...
Go from No Azure to BizTalk 2010 R2 CTP in Less Than 30 Minutes Video
Are you experienced with Microsoft Azure? Have you tried the Free 90-Day trial? Have you activated the Virtual Machine...
Setting Up BizTalk 2010 R2 CTP in an Azure Virtual Machine using the Gallery
BizTalk 2010 R2 CTP is now publicly available as a template inside the Azure Virtual Machine Gallery. BizTalk...
Five Rules to Simplify Large Scale BizTalk Orchestration Development
Many times on larger BizTalk projects developers need to share working inside Projects and Orchestrations. This means...
BizTalk Server 2010 Cookbook Give-A-Way
I have known Steef-Jan Wiggers for many years now. He is a fellow BizTalk Server MVP and one of the sharpest BizTalk...
Best Missing BizTalk Blog Contest Winners
First off, thanks for all the great suggestions of missing blogs from the BizTalkGurus.com Blog Feed! I will be...
Know A Good BizTalk Blog? Win A Copy of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Patterns
For those of you who do not know, one of the features of BizTalkGurus.com is the aggregate blog feed. This feed...