May 26, 2015 | Cloud, DavidP, Microsoft Azure |
By David Postlethwaite Once you have created your database you can now start to manage and configure it. There are six menus for a SQL Azure Database: – Dashboard Monitor Scale Configure GEO-Replication Auditing and Security The Dashboard The Dashboard gives an...
May 21, 2015 | Cloud, DavidP, Microsoft Azure |
By David Postlethwaite Once you have logged in to the Azure Management Portal you can start to create an Azure SQL Database.Azure SQL Database is an example of Platform as a Service (PaaS), we don’t have to build a Windows server or install the SQL software or...
May 19, 2015 | Cloud, DavidP, Microsoft Azure |
By David Postlethwaite The URL for Microsoft Azure is http://azure.microsoft.com. Make sure you have an up to date browser because parts of this web site don’t work properly with Internet Explorer 8.The web site is full of articles, blogs and videos on Azure to help...
May 14, 2015 | Cloud, DavidP, Microsoft Azure |
By David PostlethwaiteMicrosoft AzureLet’s take a look at the Microsoft Cloud offering. Originally called Windows Azure it was renamed in March 2014 to Microsoft Azure to reflect Microsoft now offering more than just Windows. At the time of writing Azure is available...
May 12, 2015 | Cloud, DavidP, Microsoft Azure |
By David PostlethwaiteCloud Service ModelsThere are three main service models in the cloud. You will see these buzz words being used a lot in cloud discussions:IaaS – Infrastructure as a ServicePaaS Platform as a ServiceSaaS Software as a...
May 7, 2015 | Cloud, DavidP, Microsoft Azure |
By David Postlethwaite If you are thinking about using Cloud Computing then it’s worth considering the pros and cons. Advantages of the Cloud Why would you want to use the cloud? Quick SetupYou can provision a fully functioning database server in just a few minutes...
