October 29, 2009 06:30 PM
October 29, 2009 08:30 PM
October 06, 2009 12:00 AM
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What is the Windows Azure Platform? How can I take advantage of the Windows Azure Platform to scale my applications? We will answer these questions and more as we dive into the parts of the Windows Azure Platform and why it is the best cloud computing platform for .NET developers. We will discuss how to take advantage of Web and Worker roles to expose your application to your customers and to scale your computing power with a flip of a switch. We will also dive into the storage options found in the Windows Azure Platform including Table, Blob, Queues and the recently announced SQL Azure.
Dave Bost is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft and co-host of the Thirsty Developer Podcast. Dave has been a Software Developer and Solution Architect for over 15-years. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dave cut his technical teeth working with many Fortune-500 companies as a technical mentor and consultant.
Dave started his technical passion back in the days of the Commodore-64 when he wrote his first assembly-language program that produced a hot-air balloon which sailed across his Commodore 1701 Video Monitor. From there, he was hooked. This led to a Computer Science degree at Northern Illinois University, where he soon started his professional career in the Unix/C world and a short time later, starting his Microsoft developer career. For the past decade, Dave has spent most of his time building web-based applications for the Microsoft platform. As a technologist, Dave doesn’t spend all his time in the Microsoft world as he likes to spend his time dabbling with the latest technologies, tools and movements coming out of the software industry.
Outside of his professional life, Dave enjoys discovering new music with his Zune Pass, defending the universe against 13-year olds on box Live, and playing golf (whenever his wife lets him). You can read Dave’s blog at http://davebost.com/blog or listen to the Thirsty Developer Podcast at http://thirstydeveloper.com.