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Azure sample database setup….
Dec 29th
Notes on setting up the sample database – adventureworks [click here] for Microsoft’s cloud computing sql server called Azure:
- you need an account – get one from sql.azure.com - it takes some time for your access information to arrive by email.
- download the sample database using link above
- extract/unzip to a known location
- make sure you add your home/work/workstation actual external facing ip address to the firewall settings
- wait for 5-10 mins for your ip address to be accepted by the azure online firewall system
- run the script commands below
See commands/reference pictures below:
Server Name: serverx serverx.database.windows.net
Administrator Username: userx
Server Location: South Central US
db name: ankh
cd dw
buildawdwaz.cmd tcp:serverx.database.windows.net userx@serverx passwordx
cd lt
buildawltaz.cmd tcp:serverx.database.windows.net userx@serverx passwordx
Azure SQL….
Dec 24th
Adventure works sample databases are now available for Microsoft’s SQL Azure at codeplex – click here.
SQL Azure
Dec 6th
SQL Azure is a fully relational database in the cloud by Microsoft.
See this link for the main website.
For how to connect to Azure using ADO.Net heres a good link from msdn and another link which l’m currently using to work on plugging the northwind sample database to azure and using a WPF datagrid view to present the data.
Microsoft Windows Azure…
Feb 26th
Steps l took in exploring this technology.
“Windows® Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Azure Services Platform” Click here for the Microsoft Website
1. Download the SDK – January 2009 CTP
2. Download Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio January 2009 CTP
3. Download
5. Start Visual Studio 2008 , New project, Cloud service, Web and worker cloud service
Working on code using the REST API Reference for Windows Azure Storage services
Also download the Azure Services Training Kit – February Update
Will update this blog soon as l make progress….
Windows Azure
Jan 14th
This is a version of windows which runs over the internet using Microsoft’s data center. I’ve just signed up for a development account with which to test this from Microsoft Connect. This is Microsoft’s step one into cloud computing and a Community Technology Preview on this was given at PDC 2008. I’ll update this as my testing goes on.
