QA Chat Log Dev. Windows Azure Web Services

Developing Windows Azure and Web Services Jump Start
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08:41:12 PDT
Question: Greeting from Nepal...
Answer: Welcome Sudeep!
08:42:58 PDT
Question: it is night here at Nepal
Answer: Yes, thanks for staying up late with us! I'm still waking up over here
08:43:21 PDT
Question: Good morning from Vashon (WA)... home game
Answer: Hi Raynier59! Love Vashon!
08:43:38 PDT
Question: Good morning from Per
Answer: Bienvenido!
08:43:54 PDT
Question: im sorry im late
Answer: You are still early. We haven't started yet
08:45:07 PDT
Question: does this work from Android device?
Answer: The video should play on an Android device, yes.
08:47:51 PDT
Question: Greetings from Bermuda...
Answer: How's the weather?
08:48:06 PDT
Question: I had to start yesterday on a phone. Worked great matt!
Answer: Glad to hear it! And glad to see you today!
Live Event Date: November 13, 2013
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08:48:15 PDT
Question: hi
Answer: Hi Cristian!
08:48:55 PDT
Question: Thanks! One question about the content of the course: will you speak about Azure Mobile Services and/or
.NET WebApi?
Answer: Yep! You can download the slides for today from the FAQ tab.
08:49:06 PDT
Question: Good evening from bangladesh
Answer: Hi Kulsum!
08:49:23 PDT
Question: And a good morning from Silly Cone Valley.
Answer: Thanks for joining!
08:49:43 PDT
Question: good afternoon from Brazil
Answer: Hi Alexandre!
08:49:54 PDT
Question: Hi from Slovenia!
Answer: Welcome!
08:50:17 PDT
Question: Is Very Cold in Mxico
Answer: Cold and rainy here in Seattle, like always.
08:50:32 PDT
Question: very interested to be watching this. I'm from the Netherlands, so I join here after a work day of 8 hours, to
be able to get 8 hours of information from you. I'll be going to sleep at 02:00 AM.
Answer: I hope you have strong coffee!
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08:50:41 PDT
Question: Good evening from Denmark
Answer: Hi Steen!
08:51:56 PDT
Question: Good morning from Mrida Mxico
Answer: Bienvendio!
08:52:04 PDT
Question: Hello ... Good evening from Germany
Answer: Hi Robert!
08:52:19 PDT
Question: Hi from Sultan, Washington
Answer: Hey Trevor! Great to see you here!
08:52:44 PDT
Question: haha I have Coca Cola That will help me!
Answer: Nice! Sugar helps!
08:55:00 PDT
Question: Terrible timing with the VS2013 launch at the moment though.
Answer: I hear you. We've got live courses going every day this week to help with the launch. Was really a question
of when we could find studio time.
08:55:15 PDT
Question: Hi there from Sweden!
Answer: Welcome!
08:55:24 PDT
Question: good evening from Egypt
Answer: Great to see you!
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08:55:58 PDT
Question: but I could not hear any sound, Windows machine is okay. android device has no sound
Answer: If you go to the help tab we can troubleshoot with you.
08:56:17 PDT
Question: Thank you Shannon. haha, hkui, the same here... I'm just making my coffee! Hello everybody, from Zurich,
Switzerland.
Answer: Hi obedurena!
08:56:43 PDT
Question: How long will it take for this video to be posted on the Microsoft Virtual Academy?
Answer: It takes us about 2 weeks.
08:57:02 PDT
Question: Hi, is the voucher to get a discount for the certification exam?
Answer: Sorry, but no. The voucher is only for MVA points.
08:57:57 PDT
Question: i hear nothing guys?
Answer: You should hear music (terrible music). If refreshing your browser doesn't work, we can assist from the help
tab.
08:58:53 PDT
Question: Is this also going to be recorded to refer back to later?
Answer: Yes we'll post the recording in about 2 weeks on MVA. You'll get an email notification, and you can also
watch the feed from our live events listings http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Live-Training-Events
08:59:22 PDT
Question: could you send the voucher web page
Answer: You can redeem it from your MVA dashboard.
09:00:11 PDT
Question: what about voucher for certification exam?
Answer: Sorry, we aren't offering an exam voucher with this course.
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09:00:22 PDT
Question: thanks Matt! Regarding exams btw; there's also a "second shot" offer. Which means you can retry your
exam for free if you failed it
Answer: It's a great offer!
09:00:43 PDT
Question: how can i use the voucher code?? its redirecting to the dashboard page
Answer: If you scroll down the page there is a tab to redeem vouchers.
09:00:44 PDT
Question: Yessenia: You can do this exam for free if you register a voucher with your 486 exam
Answer: This MVA is related to exam 70-487. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-487.aspx
09:01:51 PDT
Question: how does voucher works?
Answer: If you enter the code in your MVA dashboard you'll get points for attending this session today.
09:02:48 PDT
Question: Ready from Florida. Bringing my Nightcrew from Manila (Philippines) in also at this time.
Answer: Cool!
09:02:59 PDT
Question: Good evening from Switzerland!
Answer: Hi Kai!
09:03:27 PDT
Question: Hi, Good morning from Vegas
Answer: When I'm in Vegas I can never tell if it's morning or night
09:03:38 PDT
Question: hi everybody... Joining from India =)
Answer: Hi Aswini!
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09:04:16 PDT
Question: time now 12:04 am, hour viet nam
Answer: Thanks for staying up late!
09:04:25 PDT
Question: Hi to your nightcrew Asselberg, I am also from the Philippines
Answer:
09:05:09 PDT
Question: Hi Matt, Erez (@hararierez) from @SelaCanada in Toronto.
Answer: Hi Erez!
09:06:14 PDT
Question: Hi! This is Dorothy. Can you give us a presentation slide or transcript for this training?
Answer: Hi Dorothy! You can download the slides from the FAQ tab
09:11:39 PDT
Question: will this session help preparing the exam 7-487?
Answer: Yes, it's designed to be accelerated prep for the exam.
09:12:31 PDT
Question: Hello All...will there be a recording available after the session today?
Answer: We will have the recording posted in about 2 weeks on MVA
09:14:53 PDT
Question: I forgot to catch the voucher code. please post it here?
Answer: It's AzWebSvc
09:16:08 PDT
Question: Hi Mark from selacanada. Looking forward to this talk.
Answer: Hi Mark!
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09:20:24 PDT
Question: Proud to say that Sela is the author of the 10263 MOC course for WCF
Answer:
09:22:10 PDT
Question: Hey Matt do you have real time twitter announcement too? If so What it is?
Answer: We use the hash tag #MVAJump Start and you can follow me at @MatthewCalder1 and MVA at
@MSVirtAcademy
09:22:22 PDT
Question: How can we get these slides download?
Answer: There is a link in the FAQ
09:24:11 PDT
Question: how to get points of watching this event on MVA?
Answer: You can enter this code "AzWebSvc" on your MVA dashboard and you'll get 50 points.
09:46:48 PDT
Question: Can we use a mobile app to consume a WCF service?
Answer: Great question Kedar. Yes you can! Consuming WCF services from a windows phones and tablets is
EASY. For other mobile devices you can create a RESTful WCF and use as well.
09:48:10 PDT
Question: QUESTION : Which tool do you recommend for trace WCF NamedPipes messages? Service Trace
Viewer Tool ?
Answer: Absolutely
The service trace viewer can help in practically any WCF binding
09:48:16 PDT
Question: how to add the points to my MVA portal
Answer: @Nagakrishna log on(sing in) to microsoftvirtualacademy.com and there is a link on your dashboard for
Redeem your vouchers
09:51:02 PDT
Question: Thanks Huntley. I suppose WebAPI has a better case to be used for mobiles then
Answer: Kedar, for mobile apps you can use JSON messages in WCF to minimize the data sent over the wire which
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makes it perfect. WCF allows multiple bindings so your single WCF can support multiple contracts and client types.
You can check here for WCF Web API detail: http://wcf.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=WCF%20HTTP
09:51:17 PDT
Question: where can I find this session later I am very interest
Answer: We'll have the recording on MVA in about 2 weeks http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Live-TrainingEvents You'll get an email when we post it.
09:52:45 PDT
Question: Hey Matt thanks for the quick repose. How about the Google+ account, is it available?
Answer: MVA doesn't have a Google+ account, but you should connect with our friends at MS Developer
https://plus.google.com/111221966647232053570/posts
09:53:35 PDT
Question: btw, i like these Win App studio for win phone 8 "point and drag drop" thing - Basic rss reader App's done
with about 3 hours work, and that on a linux-netbook. Ist okay for a mockup. But now im going to try the hot towel
SPA from johnpapa . there arent any ASP - SinglePageApplications vids on mva. the Template will do just fine. Ill just
have to figure out the Azure-SQL-ASP.Net - DataCronJobs and im ready to go. Since there are some http/CSS
tutorials at MVA, and we dont need a app store for deploying "hehe", that would be a nice topic for mva. But maybe it
is just to early for that. Keep up the good work (helping the devs) see you next event
Answer: Thanks for the feedback!
09:59:49 PDT
Question: @Matt Calder can we put the video on youtube ? to let more people benefit from the training ?
Answer: It's on our list of things to do, for sure. For now we are still a small team and have to put our effort into
getting it on MVA first
10:00:16 PDT
Question: A little while ago it was showing the numbers with poll. Is it going to show again for current poll as well?
Answer: Yes, we try to share the poll results.
10:00:30 PDT
Question: Great session - but I have to leave soon - is this available later on demand?
Answer: The recording will be available in about 2 weeks.
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10:03:40 PDT
Question: Hi I was wondering if someone would be able to please answer my earlier question... Do you have to have
Visual Studio Pro as a minimum to do WCF Service library project? I can't see this project template in Express!
Answer: hi Minidi, you can find the WCF Template in visual studio express web edition
10:05:52 PDT
Question: What's the difference between the wsHttp & basicHttpBinding versus webHttpBinding? I don't think you
mentioned webHttpBinding, but I've used webHttpBinding in a service (based on a copy&paste from a sample) and it
works nicely. Am I missing something that the other bindings would give me (scoping it to http communication of
course)?
Answer: WebHttpBinding allows you to use "Plain Old XML" (POX) over HTTP rather than soap as a message
format. BasicHttpBinding and WSHttpBinding both do SOAP over HTTP by default.
10:06:28 PDT
Question: Hello sir, i want to know more about Windows Azure . And i alsowant to work in ASP.Net web application
development.. So please suggest me a way byw where i can kick start my career .
Answer: Hi Darshan, the next part of this session will talk more about Windows Azure. In terms of ASP.NET
development and Windows Azure I recommend taking a look at this article: http://www.windowsazure.com/enus/develop/net/tutorials/get-started/
10:08:07 PDT
Question: can you please share the ppts after the session?
Answer: Hi Mithikrishnan, the slides are available under the FAQ tab.
10:08:42 PDT
Question: Thanks Matt...Where can I go to get the recording?
Answer: @Dan - you will get a mail with link in about two weeks. http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com
10:11:32 PDT
Question: Hello from Brazil
Answer: @leandro welome from Redond
10:12:17 PDT
Question: Good evening from Brazil !!!!!!!!
Answer: @LEONARDO Good morning from Redmond!
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10:13:33 PDT
Question: so there is..lol..could you post that info in this window so we can ctrl-c it?
Answer: This? AzWebSvc
10:13:55 PDT
Question: lots of ppl from Brazil today yey !
Answer: MVA is big in Brazil!
10:14:40 PDT
Question: We need Azure in Canada to avoid the NSA and political boundary issues. Customers are asking for this.
Any ways to do this? Is Azure compliant with Canadian legalities? Anything that you can point us to?
Answer: @lromano hth http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/support/trust-center/compliance/
10:16:24 PDT
Question: Is the Visual Studio code available?
Answer: @Dragan "See "FAQ" tab and search for AzWebSvc"
10:16:52 PDT
Question: voucher is under FAQ on top of chat
Answer: thanks for helping Joao!
10:17:21 PDT
Question: 1:16 AM in Viet Nam
Answer: Party! Thanks for joining!
10:19:33 PDT
Question: Hello greeting from Nigeria
Answer: @Salam - Hello and Welcome! Thanks for joining.
10:20:23 PDT
Question: QUESTION : Can you demonstrate how to use "Service Trace Viewer Tool" ?
Answer: Hey Andre! In case it's not covered today, there's a great demo here:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/dpeeast/Northeast-Roadshow-Something-WCF-This-Way-Comes
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10:22:23 PDT
Question: What is the difference between on premise and off premise? It's never explained clearly. What I think the
difference is, is that "on premise" is "locally hosted in your company or your company's datacenter" and "off premise"
is hosted on Azure? But I'm not sure.
Answer: on-premises is hosted within your company, off-premises is hosted elsewhere (like the cloud)
10:23:07 PDT
Question: does microsoft will phase out VB soon? because I am a VB developer but when I search for codes its
always on C#
Answer: Thanks for asking! We've been discussing a VB class and trying to figure out how many VB developers are
out there who would be interested.
10:23:50 PDT
Question: does microsoft will phase out VB soon? because I am a VB developer but when I search for codes its
always on C#
Answer: No such thing
VB is still going to be around for a long time. We're still even adding features
10:27:27 PDT
Question: my trial is over, can I get a trial part-duo? I created the trial and never really got back into it but now that
I've learned more I want to play again.
Answer: You should be able to use a new Microsoft Account and create a second trial using the same CC info.
10:30:11 PDT
Question: Is there support for BI in Azure , other than HDInsight?
Answer: Yes, you can run SQL in an IaaS VM, and we have several ISV's that are creating their own unique BI
related solutions that will be hosted in Windows Azure.
10:31:22 PDT
Question: With what code is the API of Windows Azure (the one they just talked about) created? Web API?
Answer: We haven't disclosed the source language of the API publically. But from a consumption point of view, it
doesn't matter as its a REST based api accessible from a myriad of different languages and platforms.
10:31:39 PDT
Question: Is there any WCF related books which will demonstrate best practices regarding WCF? Any
recommendations from Sir Bret or Sir Bruno? Single book to follow!
Answer: Hey Sakib! There is a best practices and patterns available here: http://wcfsecurity.codeplex.com/ .
Hopefully someone else can let you know of any books we have available
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10:32:44 PDT
Question: THanks, any preferred ISV?
Answer: It depends largely on your unique needs. I'd recommend you explore and evaluate based on your unique
requirements.
10:34:02 PDT
Question: SQL Azure has limit of 150 GB, correct? Can we install full SQL server on VM in azure?
Answer: Yes. SQL Server on IaaS, has a max size limit of approximately 15tb (15 1tb disks)
10:34:49 PDT
Question: Hello Any idea when there will be text search feature (T-SQL LIKE) in Table Service?
Answer: we currently leverage Lync queries for querying the Azure tables
10:35:22 PDT
Question: Can i get the trial also when i don't have a credit-card?
Answer: Not unless you attend an event where a pre-paid Azure Pass is made available. The credit card is used to
help with identification of the account as well as fraud prevention.
10:35:40 PDT
Question: what about Java code?
Answer: Java is support on IAAS (VM), but not on PAAS
10:37:02 PDT
Question: thanks nice to hear that, because im getting the feeling of being obsolete hehe
Answer: haha; no worries. I happen to love VB as well
C# progresses a lot faster with new features but VB is still
going to be around for a while
10:39:05 PDT
Question: Hi, As you know, banks usually careful about hosting their apps/data beyond the control and sight. Is there
any case study for banks using Windows Azure. thanks
Answer: We have some case studies published at http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/overview/casestudies/archive/ But for Financial Institutions, much depends on the regulations the solution is bound too that affect
where solutions can be hosted.
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10:44:35 PDT
Question: SQL Azure supports filestreamm?
Answer: Not currently. A full list of supported data types is at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/windowsazure/ee336233.aspx
10:44:36 PDT
Question: is there support for websockets?
Answer: Recently added support for web sockets on azure websites
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2012/10/25/net-4-5-now-supported-with-windows-azure-web-sites.aspx
10:47:37 PDT
Question: If I deploy two services - is there an address that they can use to communicate together within Azure,
which is not public - also not public to other peoples azure services and webapps?
Answer: virtual machines (both PaaS and IaaS) can directly address each other within the cloud service container or
across containers by using Azure Virtual Network. However, if you want to leverage the Azure Load Balancer, you
need to declare a public endpoint and then properly secure the service against unwanted traffic.
10:49:01 PDT
Question: My azure $200 credit expired before I got to use it. But, I do have a $50 credit a month. I am using the free
web site service. My question is...I'd like to play around a bit and start a virtual machine. Will I be charged if I create
one? Would the $50 a month credit cover that? Thank you.
Answer: The $50 credit should cover any services, including an IaaS VM. just be aware of the costs associated with
that VM so you don't exceed your credit amount unexpected.
10:55:33 PDT
Question: Is there a way to deallocate a VM to not bill (sort of like a VM pause)?
Answer: By default, if you stop an IaaS VM from the management portal, it will end up as "stopped (deallocated) and
therefore not be billable.
10:56:42 PDT
Question: Hi Brent. This is awesome. Can you share the link to the samples you are using? Thanks
Answer: That's probably a question for Bret (not me).
But there's also a ton of great samples, labs, and articles
up at: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/
10:57:39 PDT
Question: awesome... that's new... the default was just stopped before
Answer: This changed in June of this year as part of our IaaS launch enhancements. Just keep in mind that the
deallocated state is currently specific to IaaS. For PaaS, you still need to delete the deployment to stop being billed.
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11:01:05 PDT
Question: A little late but good morning (evening) from Dublin Ireland.
Answer: Welcome to the Jump Start Vincero. Was in Dublin a couple weeks ago. Great city you have there.
11:03:58 PDT
Question: Can they connect to an Azure Ubuntu VM remotely? if so, can they do an example of it
Answer: yes, you can remote into an IaaS VM either Linux (via SSH), or Windows (remote desktop). Here is a
walkthrough of using SSH: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/linux/how-to-guides/ssh-into-linux/
11:06:18 PDT
Question: When using load-balanced endpoints in a cloud service (with multiple PaasS or IaaS instances on the
back-end) are the sessions sticky? Doesn't seem to be any config options available.
Answer: No, the Windows Azure load balancer doesn't support any type of session affinity. However, there are ways
around. Internally, we use ARR to provide client session affinity via cookies for Windows Azure Web Sites (which is
hosted on PaaS)
11:08:17 PDT
Question:
> Quoted question: Does MS have free cloud site with softwares where one can learn programming? Ricky Brundritt
replied privately: Hi Ashok, you can create a free trial account for Azure. There are tons of great development
resources available here: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/
Answer: There's also our virtual labs at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/aa570323.aspx
11:13:05 PDT
Question: I currently have a 1GB DB on my MSDN Azure acct. It got setup in Asia. woops. Can I remove all
instances of my DBs (there are 2) and then create one in the right location?
Answer: Yes. You'll just need to it manually since the SQL Azure DB copy doesn't support copies between subregions (datacenters).
11:16:48 PDT
Question: Question about Azure Account.... i do keep reading about the Free Azure account for 1month , and scaling
option, is it different from the first 10websites that are free ??
Answer: The account is a subscription that runs free for 30 days. Any subscription includes the 10 free web sites.
You can convert the 30-day free trial subscription to an ongoing subscription at the end of the trial period if you want
to keep using the free website features.
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11:33:57 PDT
Question: When starting a WCF Cloud Service, all works and deploy is OK (Both staging and production), but when
trying to consume from a client I don't see the WSDL! Do I have to manually add that to the config? Strange since
locally the WSDL displays as expected. On Azure it looks as follows: http://un.cloudapp.net/SIOCcore.svc Try and
click on the wsdl.
Answer: I clicked on your link, then clicked on the link on that page to get the WSDL. Worked fine for me.
http://un.cloudapp.net/SIOCcore.svc?singleWsdl
11:35:57 PDT
Question: We were shown we can scale out webroles/workerroles with a click. Is that not possible with the webapps
that Bret started out with deploying?
Answer: Yes Web Sites can be scaled out as well. But not at the "free" tier (if memory serves), At the shared tier you
can do multiple threads, and at the dedicated tier with multiple VM instances.
11:37:08 PDT
Question: Hello! I have a question re: service / api types. I've written a couple of Mobile Services node APIs recently,
so far only for data access and password hashing etc. But it seems a lot simpler than what is being demo'd tonight?
And as I understand it these are available to be consumed by both mobile apps and websites. When should one
service type be used over the other? e.g. why use WCF or web api if a simple node api does the job? It's a bit
confusing and there seems to be very little documentation available on the mobile services api option? I'm worried
I've missed something fundamental about architecture here!? Thanks
Answer: Mobile Services are another feature of the Windows Azure Platform, but not a focus for today's jump start.
Like all the features, they have different use cases that are the "sweet spot" for them.
11:44:40 PDT
Question: In my question i mean thre relations in tables
Answer: this will depend on the type of storage you are using. if you choose MySQL or Windows Azure SQL
Database, you can always use existing tools to directly access the databases and visualize the relationships between
tables.
11:46:21 PDT
Question: It states unhealthy. Will try to follow the "WebSite" deployment instead of the WCF cloud Service project.
Hopefully this is simpler.
Answer: You can try remoting into the PaaS cloud service instances to see if there are any details in the event log, or
when calling the service locally that will help you identify what may be causing the issue. One frequent cause is
missing assemblies.
11:52:06 PDT
Question: @Assellbergs You can debug your cloud service now using Visual Studio. Setup IntelliTrace in the
publishing settings as well, that will give you lots of information's about your deployed service.
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Answer: I believe that also requires you to redeploy the application. Its also of limited benefit if the issue is
preventing the application from initializing.
11:55:11 PDT
Question: Is cloud a good field to get a Cert in?
Answer: Certifications are always valuable. Just keep in mind that cloud technologies move very rapidly so having a
certification should not be considered a substitute for continual work keeping up to date on the latest
changes/innovations/enhancements.
11:57:43 PDT
Question: So staying current wi th cloud is the best route
Answer: While a cert may help you get a job, staying current will help ensure you're as productive as possible.
12:04:56 PDT
Question: File naming convections for azure blobs are different from Windows
Answer: Yes, there are some restrictions to be aware of. There's more info at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/windowsazure/dd135715.aspx
12:24:03 PDT
Question: Are there also async versions of these table methods?
Answer: For .NET yes. And given that this is a REST API, you can do whatever you want to have done.
13:02:53 PDT
Question: @Bruno: That is a nice blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brunoterkaly/archive/2013/11/09/how-to-write-toand-read-from-windows-azure-tables-within-web-applications.aspx
Answer: Sharing
13:19:44 PDT
Question: Shannon, can you please let me know which exams the POLL is referring to?
Answer: This MVA is related to exam 70-487.
13:23:11 PDT
Question: Can we get Free trial for Windows Azure for initial testing purpose?
Answer: Yes, you can sign up for a free trial at the following link: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/freetrial/
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13:24:20 PDT
Question: Why is dataReader.GetInt32(0) "better" than dataReader.GetInt32("ID")?
Answer: If memory serves, it has to do with the internal hashtable lookup that translates "ID" = 0.
13:26:00 PDT
Question: Is there some free pdf books of Windows azure for download?
Answer: You should check the MS Press blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/
13:28:52 PDT
Question: Is there also talking / sheets about webAPI? Particularly interested in that.
Answer: hey hkui! You could try this as a tutorial to start out http://www.windowsazure.com/enus/develop/net/tutorials/rest-service-using-web-api/
13:30:27 PDT
Question: Already figured it would be something like that. But I might have missed something else. Thanks for the
answer. Personally, I'll go for "ID", since that's actually clear and readable. It will probably be about milliseconds, or
maybe even 1 millisecond.
Answer: Some folks create constants that they get the best of both worlds.
13:31:12 PDT
Question: Can we get Free trial for Windows Azure for initial testing purpose (without a credit card)?
Answer: Only if you attend an event where they give out pre-paid Azure Passes. the Credit Card is used to help
ensure identity and provide fraud prevent.
13:35:21 PDT
Question: Where can I get to know about those events?
Answer: Keep an eye on your local development community events. User Groups are a great source for this type of
information.
13:37:12 PDT
Question: I had a free account and I couldnt use it even a single day during the trial period. Can I retake free trial
again?
Answer: You can use a different Microsoft Account to sign up for the free trial. Azure Passes are usually time-bound
and/or one time activation unfortunately.
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13:39:17 PDT
Question: Can you provide any links. I am a SQL DBA and I need to first try SQL Azure before we actually go fullfledged on the cloud. I have my On-premise environment setup already in SQL 2012 Ent!
Answer: @Soham Unfortunately I don't track all the local community events. That said, signing up for a single small
Azure SQL Database for testing purposes would be approximately $10 a month. You'd likely spend more on
gas/petro to/from a community event.
13:44:37 PDT
Question: This is very off-topic, but I have WP8 app with panorama view connected to mobile service/DB in azure. I
ran into trouble because the panorama view is loaded so fast that the data collections do not exist, and binding fails.
Is there a tutorial/example to refresh the view and binding once the async data loading is complete?
Answer: Hey Sopuli! Have you tried using a BackgroundWorker or Async Tasks? You can try a BackgroundWorker
first: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/cc221403(v=vs.105).aspx
14:59:36 PDT
Question: Can you explain how he does the red rectangle? It's very good while doing presentations.
Answer: The red rectangle and zooming is from a cool tool called Zoomit. http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx
15:24:19 PDT
Question: Is WebAPI coming up now?
Answer: Yes!
15:25:45 PDT
Question: CAN YOU INFORM THE FEE FOR THE CLASS ROOM TRAINING? 5 DAYS? 'Developing Windows
Azure and Web Services' ?
Answer: Classroom training is offered by Microsoft partners. You can find a local training provider on our site. On the
20487 page, look for the "Find Training Near You" on the right side of the page.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/course.aspx?ID=20487B
15:54:15 PDT
Question: QUESTION: Bret , Is EntityFramework 6.0 more appropriate to .NET4.0 ? Why ?
Answer: @Andre_Abrantes, EF 6 is actually more backword compatible than EF 5.0. Look for Rowan Millers TechEd
presentation videos. He explains it better there.
16:06:38 PDT
Question: are there going to be cuts on this video after you uploaded it? or we can see everything that was
discussed?
Answer: We cut out very little. Mostly we edit it to cleanly break each hour into a single module on MVA.
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16:11:30 PDT
Question: Can we get that link about security pasted here?
Answer: I just posted it to the Q&A, but here it is just in case: http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms730301(v=vs.110).aspx
16:12:06 PDT
Question: I was a few minutes late after the break, shouldn't we be at Web API? Or did the schedule change?
Answer: @MarcoW, we already finished up WebAPI and we are in the final module now.
16:17:53 PDT
Question: Bret can you send a link to your samples & slides?
Answer: Just did. http://bretstateham.com/developing-windows-azure-and-web-services-jump-start-demo-files/
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