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Call Multiple Services With One Login Prompt Using ADAL
This blog will show how to create a client application using Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL) that authenticates to multiple Web API applications in Azure Active Directory while only...
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Sharing in Windows 8 Apps
This post will show an example of sharing using a Windows 8 app.BackgroundI am working on a team project with a requirement to post information to Twitter and Facebook from a Windows 8 app. We started...
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Initiate a Skype chat from a Windows app
This post will show how to initiate a chat using Skype from a Windows app.BackgroundI am working on a team project that needs to add a bunch of functionality such as sharing to social networks and...
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How I Built a Branded, Responsive Web Site in a Day
This post will show how I used DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) to build a highly customized, responsive web site in just over 1 day.My RequirementsThe first requirement was not to become the sole person...
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High Trust SharePoint Apps on Non-Microsoft Platforms
This post will discuss some options for building high-trust apps for SharePoint when the app is not running on a Microsoft platform. BackgroundLet me start this post by saying I don’t have code to...
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Solving a Throttling Problem with Azure
This post shows how we addressed a throttling problem when writing to an existing system using Microsoft Azure.BackgroundI am working on a project with a customer, and we had the need to write to an...
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I Love Orchard CMS, And You Should Too
This post will show some of the features of Orchard that I have recently fallen in love with.BackgroundI have been playing with several CMS solutions in Azure Websites. For instance, I recently built...
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Making SharePoint Apps Scale with Azure Redis Cache
This post will show how to create custom classes for a SharePoint 2013 app that enable the use of Azure Redis Cache.BackgroundOften times there are web application design constraints that require use...
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Keynote at Atlanta Code Camp this Saturday
I am very, very honored to be the keynote speaker at Atlanta Code Camp this Saturday, October 11th 2014. I will be presenting “What Mobile First, Cloud First Means to Developers.” I will talk about...
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Creating an Eclipse Development Environment for Azure
This post focuses on how to create a virtual machine with the tools necessary to deploy Java code to an Azure worker role using Eclipse and Tomcat.BackgroundThe wonderful part of my job as an Architect...
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Install a New Active Directory forest on an Azure Virtual Network
This post will show how to install a new Active Directory forest on an Azure Virtual Network. We will use this domain controller and virtual network in subsequent posts.DISCLAIMER: This post does not...
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Deploy Azure Roles Joined to a VNet Using Eclipse
This post will show how to deploy an Azure worker role running Apache Tomcat using Eclipse, where the worker role is joined to a VNet.BackgroundI have been working with a customer to deploy existing...
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Using the Azure SDK for Java with Eclipse and Maven
This post will show how to leverage various Azure SDKs for Java using Eclipse and Maven. In just a few short steps, you will have a Java application that leverages Azure services.BackgroundI have been...
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Use JMS and Azure Event Hubs with Eclipse
This post will show how to use Eclipse to build a web application that uses JMS to send AMQP 1.0 messages to Azure Event Hubs. BackgroundI have been working on a project that leverages Azure Event...
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Visual Studio Online, Git, and Eclipse
This post will show how easy it is to use a local Git repository with Eclipse for source control, and how to push to Visual Studio Online.BackgroundWorking on a few demos with Eclipse, and I am a bit...
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Maven Builds in Visual Studio Online
This post shows how to use Maven to build projects in Visual Studio Online using the Team Foundation Server plug-in for Eclipse.BackgroundAs I have been doing a bit of Java coding lately, I am starting...
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Autoscaling Azure–Virtual Machines
This post will demonstrate autoscaling in Azure virtual machines.BackgroundWhile I spend most of my time working with PaaS (platform as a service) components of Azure such as Cloud Services and...
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Autoscaling Azure–Cloud Services
This post shows how to autoscale Azure Cloud Services using a Service Bus queue.BackgroundMy role as an Architect for Azure COE requires me to have many different types of discussions with customers...
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Scaling Azure Event Hubs Processing with Worker Roles
This post will show how to host an Azure Event Hubs EventProcessorHost in a cloud service worker role.BackgroundImagine that you have a scenario where you have a solution that needs to ingest millions...
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Device Simulator for Event Hubs
This post will show how to build a simulator to send messages to Azure Event Hubs.BackgroundI have been doing a lot of work with Event Hubs stream processing lately, and I find that I need different...
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