• Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/29/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-31 17:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , January 31, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 29 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Updated 1 31 2010 : John Mokkosian-Kane : Event-Driven Architecture in the Clouds with Windows Azure Chris Hoff : Where Are the Network Virtual Appliances Hobbled By the Virtual Network , That’s Where Stephen Chapman : Microsoft Confirms Windows Phone 7 to be Discussed at Energize IT 2010 Microsoft Partner Network : Windows Azure Platform Partner Hub David Burela : Using Windows Azure to scale your Silverlight Application Using Silverlight to distribute workload to your clients Updated 1 30 2010 : Jonny Bentwood : Downfall of AR and the Gartner Magic

  • Tech Events in Vancouver - February 1st - 7th

    Updated: 2010-01-31 06:45:37
    BCTIA Executive Briefing: Talent Outlook 2010 Tuesday, February 2nd - 8:00am - 10:30am Sutton Place Hotel Get in the Game: Why Gaming isn't just for gamers anymore Thursday, February 4th - 6:00pm - 9:00pm The Network Hub @ 422 Richards Street VEF Momentum: Higher, Faster, Stronger [...]

  • CopperLeaf Technologies - Next Generation BI for Asset Management

    Updated: 2010-01-31 04:40:52
    The Canadian Financing Forum took place this week in Vancouver and Chris Forrest took in a handful of the Cleantech presentations. This blog post is the third in a series of five. CopperLeaf Technologies CEO, Judi Hess will be the first to tell you, they are not an EAM, BI, PPM or ERP provider. [...]

  • Win an Apple iPad from Tropo

    Updated: 2010-01-30 18:20:18
    The Tropo Developer Challenge is coming. Show off your stuff. Win an iPad and other prizes. No related posts.

  • Cleankeys Touch Tapping Their Way to a Cleaner Workplace

    Updated: 2010-01-30 08:01:43
    The Canadian Financing Forum took place this week in Vancouver and Chris Forrest took in a handful of the Cleantech presentations. This blog post is the second in a series of five. Did you know that more that 100,000 people in North America died from hospital-acquired infections (HAI) last year. [...]

  • Six BC Cleanteach startups needed for Globe 2010

    Updated: 2010-01-30 05:41:00
    The BC Innovation Council (BCIC) is offering six BC-based Cleantech startups the opportunity to gain international exposure and explore business partnership opportunities at the upcoming Globe 2010 Conference on March 24-26th in Vancouver. Six startups will be awarded exhibition space at Globe [...]

  • SunCentral - Let the Sunshine In!

    Updated: 2010-01-30 05:26:11
    The Canadian Financing Forum took place this week in Vancouver and Chris Forrest took in a handful of the Cleantech presentations. This blog post is the first in a series of five. The coveted office with a window is no longer just a hope or dream for the cubicle dweller 65ft. into the core of an [...]

  • Why Migrating from MySQL to SQL Server® 2008 Makes Sense

    Updated: 2010-01-30 04:53:25
    Think MySQL is your only choice when developing in PHP? Think again. You might be surprised what you can do in Web development with PHP and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008.

  • Navigating Your IT Career

    Updated: 2010-01-30 03:44:05

  • Visual Studio 2010 Rewrites the Developer Experience

    Updated: 2010-01-30 03:38:33
    Visual Studio 2010, which was re-created in WPF, provides a number of features to improve your application development experience. The result is a mature IDE that performs well and serves as a harbinger of things to come from Microsoft's Developer Division.

  • What's New 1/29/2010

    Updated: 2010-01-29 23:18:01
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit a Calendar Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Sponsors Partners Marketing Services Contact Us What's New 1 29 2010 New CloudTV Shows : CloudTV The Real Cloud Episode 1 : The 2010 Movers Shakers John Rowell Co-Founder CTO at OpSource John Willis VP of Services at Opscode This is the first in a series of shows hosted by John Rowell , the Co-Founder CTO at OpSource . In this Episode John discusses the Current state of the Cloud with John M Willis , the VP of Services at . OpsCode New Content : Article Payload Descriptor For Cloud Computing : An Update James Urquhart Manager , Cloud Computing Virtualized Data Centers Marketing at Cisco Systems Without a universal way to describe and evaluate payloads , a liquid marketplace for cloud capabilities

  • Get to Know Apache Click

    Updated: 2010-01-29 22:13:28
    In this paper, IBM explains how to use the Apache Click application framework to create Web apps.

  • What App Developers Are Saying About the iPad

    Updated: 2010-01-29 21:56:58
    The Wall Street Journal rounds up opinions from major application developers about the new iPad.

  • Tripwire Log Center Provides Total Visibility into Infrastructure

    Updated: 2010-01-29 19:20:27
    Tripwire Log Center offers a new and pragmatic approach to security information and event management that makes it possible to capture and dynamically analyze security data without relying on brittle, point-to-point integrations between traditional log and event management systems.

  • Visit Voxeo at VoiceCon

    Updated: 2010-01-29 17:11:08
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo PM3 selects Voxeo as platform for global , multi-channel messaging Visit Voxeo at VoiceCon January 29th , 2010 by Ananda Cheddie VoiceCon Orlando 2010 will be held March 22-25, 2010 at the Gaylord Palms Resort Convention Center in sunny Orlando , Florida where Voxeo headquarters is also located We will not be exhibiting , however several Voxeons including Dan York , Director of Conversations will be in attendance . Dan will be participating in two : sessions March 22, 2010 3:15 pm Dan York speaker Securing Communications March 24, 2010 3:00 pm Dan York panelist Presence : Preferences and Rules Drive Communications Effectiveness If you would like to set up a meeting at the conference or at the Voxeo office our Barista makes the best cup of joe in Orlando please email : Ananda Cheddie Related : posts Dan York to speak at VoiceCon Orlando in March 2008 RJ Auburn speaking at VoiceCon 2009 on Voice Mashups” Heading out to VoiceCon SF Nov 10-13 If so , let us know Voxeo’s Dan York to speak next week at VoiceCon and Enterprise 2.0 in SF Voxeo’s Dan York’s slides from VoiceCon : Developing Voice Apps Using Mashups and SOA If you found this post interesting

  • Find a Bug in Google Chrome, Earn $500-$1337

    Updated: 2010-01-29 08:50:43
    Google is offering a small reward to developers who spot bugs in Chrome or Chromium.

  • Creating a Business Intelligence Steering Committee

    Updated: 2010-01-29 08:38:28
    Implementing BI through a committee positions all areas of a company to contribute.

  • Solid State Drives: The Future of Data Storage?

    Updated: 2010-01-29 05:20:10

  • Things We Like (January 2010)

    Updated: 2010-01-29 05:01:12
    : Donate About Contact JOIN Become a Member Why Join Member Services CONNECT Our Conference NTC Networking with NTEN Join an Online Group Attend an Event Member Directory Speaker Directory LEARN NTEN Original Research Read the Blog Take a Webinar Get the Newsletter Office Hours CHANGE Issues We Care About Benchmarks Reports Find Post a Job ABOUT About NTEN Press Staff Board LOG IN Update Your Profile Pay Bill Things We Like January 2010 Submitted by Brett on Fri , 01 29 2010 . 9:01am Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources . Read more posts on our blog They're ba-aaack . Kika has given birth to 5 brand new Shiba Inu puppies , and you can watch them grow , live , online Seriously , anytime you think the world is against you , check in with these pups for 5 minutes , and you'll be ready to go . again With the Ustream app for iPhone you can not only use the puppies as a way to ignore strangers on the bus , you can stream your trip to the world . Privacy concerns have never been so . cool Besides , privacy is so 2009 Network for Good has just released the Online Fundraisers Checklist It works like one of those quizzes in the

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/27/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-29 00:34:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 28, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 27 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database SADB AppFabric : Access Control , Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps , Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure Cloud Security and Governance Cloud Computing Events Other Cloud Computing Platforms and Services To use the above links , first click the post’s title to display the single article you want to . navigate Cloud Computing with the

  • Adobe: Flash Apps Will Run On The iPad, Even Full Screen At Some Point

    Updated: 2010-01-28 23:50:08
    The workaround that allows Flash to run on the iPhone will also work on the iPad.

  • Free-form Text Capture via SMS, Capturing an Address

    Updated: 2010-01-28 23:49:04
    A feature we recently added to Tropo is the ability to capture free-form text from a user when using one of the messaging channels, such as SMS or Instant Messaging. Previously it was required that you prompt the user for input based on a grammar: answer ask 'Please enter your ten digit account number.', { :choices => [...] No related posts.

  • Determining Your Azure Services Platform Usage Charges

    Updated: 2010-01-28 21:07:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 28, 2010 Determining Your Azure Services Platform Usage Charges I see many questions from Azure Services Platform users about determining usage of Windows Azure compute , storage and AppFabric resources , as well as SQL Azure Databases , but seldom see an . answer Here’s how to determine your daily usage of these : resources 1. Sign into Microsoft Online Service’s Customer Portal and log in with the Windows Live ID for your Windows Azure and SQL Azure services click reduced-size images to display 1024x768 captures 2. Click the View my Bills link highlighted above to open the Profile Orders : page 3. Click the View Online Bill Invoice item highlighted above for your service in the list to open the Online Bill page for

  • Synchronizing On-Premises and SQL Azure Northwind Sample Databases with SQL Azure Data Sync

    Updated: 2010-01-28 16:16:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 28, 2010 Synchronizing On-Premises and SQL Azure Northwind Sample Databases with SQL Azure Data Sync SQL Azure Data Sync[hronization is an alternative to using SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio SSMS Express or the SQL Azure Migration Wizard SQLAzureMW v3.1.4+ for replicating schemas of on-premises and SQL Azure databases and bulk-loading a snapshot of data after creating the schema . The most obvious application for SQL Azure Data Sync is automatically maintaining an on-premises backup of an SQL Azure database . Another common use is synchronizing databases stored in multiple data centers for disaster . protection : Note This post is an addendum to the updated version of Chapter 13, Exploiting SQL Azure Database’s

  • Super Bowl Contest Results Are In!

    Updated: 2010-01-28 15:50:10
    The Super Bowl Contest results are in. We asked customers to send us a video of why they have the coolest business on the Rackspace Cloud. We received 24 very creative and quirky videos from some of our very talented customers. Thanks to all that participated! It was a long week and a half as we waited patiently to see who would be the winner of 2 tickets to the Super Bowl in Miami, Florida. With over 1000 voter entries, it ... Read More >

  • Rolling Your Mapping Apps on the iPad (or the iPhone)

    Updated: 2010-01-27 22:45:24
    One thing that has become crystal clear is the preferred method of having a mapping application on the iPhone and by extension the new iPad is to create a native iPhone/iPad app.  That said, the noise sometimes causes people to miss some great web mapping app (as native web apps).  I’ve looked into using SVG [...] Related posts:Using SVG to Create Interactive Maps on the Apple iPhone Adding Touch Control to OpenLayers MapQuest for iPhone: Interesting if There Is an API

  • CloudKick Now Offers Premium Edition for Better Server Monitoring

    Updated: 2010-01-27 18:39:39
    Michelle Greer, Sr. Mgr. Corporate Development CloudKick’s new version has been highly anticipated by many in the startup community.  We are happy to announce that a bigger, badder version of CloudKick is now available to our customers. According to the CloudKick blog, new, premium features include: Monitoring Upgrades: Now, users can easily track a wide array of performance metrics, sending alerts at custom thresholds to different addresses. Paid subscriptions support sending SMS alerts – allowing users to instantly respond to infrastructure problems. The ... Read More >

  • PM3 selects Voxeo as platform for global, multi-channel messaging

    Updated: 2010-01-27 17:09:33
    , Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Visit Voxeo at CallCenter World 2010 in Berlin Visit Voxeo at VoiceCon PM3 selects Voxeo as platform for global , multi-channel messaging January 27th , 2010 by Sabine Winterkamp Voxeo has been selected as the as the single communications application platform for PM3 They needed a platform that could provide cost-competitive worldwide coverage using XML hosting , deliver proven reliability , conform to undustry standards , and provide exceptional support . PM3 selected Voxeo after evaluating the major platforms in the . market PM3 will now be able to leverage Voxeo’s global hosting network to more easily deliver voice , SMS and IM solutions around the . globe Read the full story . here Related : posts Voxeo partners with ICR to provide automated multi-channel customer interaction in the UK REMINDER Free webinar on how to build multi-channel apps tomorrow , Oct 7th Haunted by ghosts of IVRs past VoiceVerified brings My voice is my password” voice verification to Voxeo’s platform Can you trust the cloud platform to be there As Google’s App Engine goes down briefly If you found this post interesting or helpful , please consider either subscribing via

  • Visit Voxeo at CallCenter World 2010 in Berlin

    Updated: 2010-01-27 17:02:09
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo What’s with all these Voxeo Speaks” videos The story PM3 selects Voxeo as platform for global , multi-channel messaging Visit Voxeo at CallCenter World 2010 in Berlin January 27th , 2010 by Sabine Winterkamp Voxeo will exhibit at CallCenter World February 08-11, 2010 in the Estrel Convention Center in . Berlin Visit Voxeo at booth 1B2 and learn how we help businesses of all industries and sizes to create and manage communication solutions that improve service , increase loyalty , lower costs and drive new . revenue Get a free exhibition pass and schedule a meeting with Voxeo . Just send us an email emeamarketing voxeo.com Looking forward to see you in . Berlin Related : posts Visit Voxeo at eComm Europe in Amsterdam next week Oct 28-30 Visit Voxeo at VoiceCon The State of Voxeo” news release announcing record growth and global expansion No way , Jose is speaking at SOA World Voxeo sponsoring the eComm conference on March 3-5, 2008 If you found this post interesting or helpful , please consider either subscribing via RSS becoming a fan on Facebook or following us on Twitter You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed . You can

  • What’s with all these “Voxeo Speaks” videos? The story…

    Updated: 2010-01-27 14:07:47
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Speaks 007 The Apps Race Dan York and Thomas Howe Visit Voxeo at CallCenter World 2010 in Berlin What’s with all these Voxeo Speaks” videos The story January 27th , 2010 by Dan York If you are wondering what is going on with all these Voxeo Speaks” videos appearing in our Voxeo Talks blog , here’s the deal last week at ITEXPO I Dan York recorded several of the sessions in Thomas Howe’s Cloud Communications Summit with the intent of making them available through our voxeo.blip.tv channel . I have to use blip.tv because the videos are longer than the 10 minutes allowed by YouTube . But then , of course , I realized that to publish them to that channel in the way that I am currently using the channel I needed to number them and perhaps it’s just me , but I wanted them to be in rough chronological order with the other conference videos I have recorded . So I am basically flushing the queue” , as it were , and getting some of the video I’ve had around for a few months up online . I’m almost there , but if you have worked with video you know that it takes a while to render . Over the next few days I should be all caught . up I hope you enjoy the

  • Voxeo Speaks #007 – The Apps Race – Dan York and Thomas Howe

    Updated: 2010-01-26 22:10:07
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Speaks 006 Beyond Boxes : The Future of the PBX What’s with all these Voxeo Speaks” videos The story Voxeo Speaks 007 The Apps Race Dan York and Thomas Howe January 26th , 2010 by Dan York Click to Play At VON 2009 in Miami Beach , FL , Voxeo’s Dan York joined Thomas Howe and Suresh Bhandarkar to discuss the topic of applications and app stores” . The abstract of the session was : The Apple App Store has proven the value of embracing third-party application developers to bring innovative , sticky and useful applications to subscribers . But how can service providers leverage the idea To date device manufacturers like Research in Motion Ltd . and Palm Inc . or platform providers like Google Inc . and Broadsoft Corp . have led the applications charge-and reaped the benefits . This session will examine where carriers fit into the value chain and how they can build viable ecosystems of their own . although Dan and Thomas took it in different directions in a lively and spirited discussion . More info about Voxeo can be found at www.voxeo.com and blogs.voxeo.com Related : posts A quick view from VON and my presentations there Voxeo Speaks 004 Dan

  • Nested Folders in Rackspace Cloud Files

    Updated: 2010-01-26 20:32:46
    By John Dickinson, Cloud Files Developer Rackspace Cloud Files is a cloud storage system that is great for storing large amounts of information. A common misconception is that this storage system behaves like a traditional file system, complete with byte-level manipulation and nested folders. It is the second of these that I want to talk about: how to simulate a nested directory (or folder) structure in Rackspace Cloud Files. Cloud Files is better understood as a storage system, not a file system ... Read More >

  • Emerging Tech Talk #43 – What is VoiceXML 3? with Dan Burnett

    Updated: 2010-01-26 14:55:06
    Click to Play http://blogs.voxeo.com/ett What is “VoiceXML 3″ all about? Why do we need a new version? What will change for VXML developers? What is the status of the VXML 3 specification? To dive into those topics, host Dan York interviewed Dan Burnett, Director of Speech Technologies for Voxeo and also the lead editor of the [...] Related posts:Emerging Tech Talk #37 – Voxeo Acquires Motorola’s VoiceXML Browser Business

  • Security vs. Compliance in the Cloud

    Updated: 2010-01-26 05:55:00
    . Home Products Company Blog News Events Enterprise Cloud Computing Blog Security vs . Compliance in the Cloud Posted by John Considine on Jan 26, 2010 at 12:55 PM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Security is always top of mind for CIOs and CSOs when considering a cloud deployment . An earlier post described the main security challenges companies face in moving applications to the cloud and how CloudSwitch technology simplifies the process . In this post , I'd like to dig a little deeper into cloud security and the standards used to determine . compliance To codify data security and privacy protection , the industry turns to auditable standards , most notably SAS 70 as well as PCI , HIPAA and ISO 27002. Each one comes with controls in a variety of categories that govern operation of a cloud provider's data center as well as the applications you want to put there . But what does compliance really mean For example , is SAS 70 type II good enough for your requirements , or do you need PCI How can your company evaluate the different security claims and make a sound decision SAS 70 Types I and II SAS 70 is a well-known auditing standard that features

  • Voxeo Speaks #006 – Beyond Boxes: The Future of the PBX

    Updated: 2010-01-26 02:50:12
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Speaks 005 Building a Corporate Blog Portal using WordPress MU Voxeo Speaks 007 The Apps Race Dan York and Thomas Howe Voxeo Speaks 006 Beyond Boxes : The Future of the PBX January 25th , 2010 by Dan York Click to Play Beyond Boxes : The Future of the PBX On September 21, 2009, at the VON 2009 conference in Miami Beach , FL , Voxeo’s Dan York , Director of Conversations joined a panel discussion about the future of the PBX . Though the PBX has been the heart of enterprise telephony and arguably the heart of the business itself , hosted and cloud-based telephony are finally convincing customers to loosen their death grip on gear in the on-premises closet . This session will explain the advantages , such as ever-current applications , support for distributed workforces and ironically unprecedented user-level control . And , oh yeah , its opex-based model is pretty great for cash-strapped companies , too . Moderator : Mike Oeth , CEO , Junction Networks Other Panelist : Chris Thompson , Senior Product Manager , AdTran More information at http : blogs.voxeo.com Related : posts Voxeo Speaks 004 Dan York Securing Cloud Telephony What’s with all

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/25/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-26 01:00:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , January 25, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 25 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database SADB AppFabric : Access Control , Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps , Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure Cloud Security and Governance Cloud Computing Events Other Cloud Computing Platforms and Services To use the above links , first click the post’s title to display the single article you want to . navigate Cloud Computing with the Windows

  • Voxeo Speaks #005 – Building a Corporate Blog Portal using WordPress MU

    Updated: 2010-01-26 00:50:11
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Speaks 004 Dan York Securing Cloud Telephony Voxeo Speaks 006 Beyond Boxes : The Future of the PBX Voxeo Speaks 005 Building a Corporate Blog Portal using WordPress MU January 25th , 2010 by Dan York Click to Play At O’Reilly’s OSCON 2009 in San Jose , Voxeo’s Dan York spoke about using WordPress MU WPMU to create a corporate blog portal . Dan discussed how he used WPMU to create blogs.voxeo.com and specifically the tools he used , the lessons he learned and suggestions he would offer to others . NOTE : The video is very dark and could not be fixed in post-production . It is admittedly more of an audio file with some slides visible . FYI , the slides are available for viewing directly at http : www.slideshare.net voxeo oscon-2009-building-a-corporate-blog-portal-using-wordpress-mu-wpmu Related : posts Voxeo’s Dan York to speak at O’Reilly’s OSCON about building blog portals with WordPress MU Introducing a new Voxeo blog Behind The Blog” Voxeo Speaks 004 Dan York Securing Cloud Telephony Voxeo blog site upgraded to WordPress MU 2.7 Voxeo Speaks 003 SpeechTEK 2009 Dan Burnett Optimizing Speech Recognition Rejection Thresholds Tags : dan york

  • Voxeo Speaks #004 – Dan York – Securing Cloud Telephony

    Updated: 2010-01-25 21:10:07
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo Speaks 003 SpeechTEK 2009 Dan Burnett Optimizing Speech Recognition Rejection Thresholds Voxeo Speaks 005 Building a Corporate Blog Portal using WordPress MU Voxeo Speaks 004 Dan York Securing Cloud Telephony January 25th , 2010 by Dan York Click to Play Securing Cloud Telephony Dan York , CISSP , Director of Conversations Voxeo As voice and self-service applications move increasingly into the cloud and to IP communications , what do you need to be concerned about with regard to the security of hosted solutions If you grow to trust the cloud , how can you be sure it will be there for you What protections can you put in place What backup plans can you establish What questions should you ask potential hosted cloud vendors In this session , security professional Dan York will walk you through the basic risk areas of voice-over-IP security , explain how those relate to both hosted and hybrid configurations and leave you with a concrete list of questions to consider in considering hosted cloud options . Slides available here : http : www.slideshare.net voxeo speechtek-2009-securing-cloud-telephony-aug2009 Related : posts Slides for Dan York’s

  • Ars Technica launches article series introducing the SIP protocol

    Updated: 2010-01-25 19:19:59
    Speaking of Standards A Voxeo view on industry standards IETF 77 registration now open also includes day pass option Ars Technica launches article series introducing the SIP protocol January 25th , 2010 by Dan York Over at Ars Technica author Gilad Shaham has started a series of posts about the SIP protocol . So far the two installments : are Wired for sound : how SIP won the VoIP protocol wars VoIP in-depth : An introduction to the SIP protocol , Part 1 The first article gives some background about SIP and goes on to explain how SIP prevailed over H.323 as the dominant standard for VoIP traffic today . The second article goes through the details of basic SIP messaging and explains how SIP proxy servers and registrars fit into the picture , complete with some diagrams that nicely explain call flows . The author indicates that the next article in the series will dive into SIP calls in more . detail If you are new to VoIP or to the SIP protocol , both of these articles are great tutorials that will help you learn more about what SIP is all about . If you are familiar with SIP , you still may find some interesting tidbits mixed into the text . The articles are good to see and I’m

  • Voxeo Speaks #003 – SpeechTEK 2009 – Dan Burnett – Optimizing Speech Recognition Rejection Thresholds

    Updated: 2010-01-25 19:00:07
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Soak up Some Sunshine with Voxeo at IT Expo in SOBE Voxeo Speaks 004 Dan York Securing Cloud Telephony Voxeo Speaks 003 SpeechTEK 2009 Dan Burnett Optimizing Speech Recognition Rejection Thresholds January 25th , 2010 by Dan York Click to Play Optimizing Speech Recognizer Rejection Thresholds Dr . Daniel C Burnett , Director of Speech Technologies Voxeo This session will explain ASR automatic speech recognizer confidence rejection thresholds : what they are , where they come from , and their criticality to your ASR-enabled IVR . We describe the steps necessary to optimize this important threshold value throughout your application , covering transcription , the importance of grammar coverage , and an explanation of terms such as the Equal Error Rate . This session is ideal for those ready to take their ASR-enabled IVR tuning to the next level . Slides available at : http : www.slideshare.net voxeo speechtek-2009-optimizing-speech-recognizer-rejection-thresholds Related : posts Slides now available for Dan Burnett’s SpeechTEK 2009 talk : Optimizing Speech Recognizer Rejection Thresholds” Two weeks until SpeechTEK 2009 in NYC will you be there Want to

  • Volta Redux by Erik Meijer’s Cloud Data Programmability Team and Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx)

    Updated: 2010-01-24 23:06:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , January 24, 2010 Volta Redux by Erik Meijer’s Cloud Data Programmability Team and Reactive Extensions for NET Rx Volta began life in 2007 as a Microsoft Live Labs’ incubator project from the Tesla group with two primary : objectives Declarative refactoring from single-tier to multi-tier applications Recompilation of MSIL code to JavaScript Following are earlier references to Volta from the OakLeaf Systems blog in LIFO : order LINQ and Entity Framework Posts for 10 1 2008+ Mary Jo Foley wrote Live Labs kills Deepfish suspends Volta downloads on 10 2 2008. However , she quoted a Microsoft representative as denying that Volta was being discontinued , but that’s all the rep would say . Very . strange LINQ and Entity Framework Posts

  • Using the SQL Azure Migration Wizard v3.1.3/3.1.4 with the AdventureWorksLT2008R2 Sample Database

    Updated: 2010-01-24 00:06:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 23, 2010 Using the SQL Azure Migration Wizard v3.1.3 3.1.4 with the AdventureWorksLT2008R2 Sample Database George Huey’s SQL Azure Migration Wizard SQLAzureMW offers a streamlined alternative to the SQL Server Management Studio SSMS Script Wizard for generating SQL Azure schemas that conform to the service’s current Data Definition Language DDL limitations . You can download the binaries , source code , or both from CodePlex a Microsoft Public License Ms-PL governs use of the software . These recent versions use SQL Server’s Bulk Copy Protocol BCP utility to populate SQL Azure tables with data from an on-premises . database Update 1 23 2010 4:00 PM : PST George Huey released v3.1.4 of his SQL Azure Migration Wizard

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/20/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-23 08:06:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 23, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 20 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Update 1 23 2010 : Lionel Laske : OneNote on iPhone and Palm Pré using Windows Azure Charles Leadbeater : Let's open up cloud computing Kevin Jackson : Shaping Government Clouds Just Released Andrea DiMaio : Open Government Directive : A First Wave of Data , or Rather A Trickle Jeffrey Schwartz : Microsoft , Intuit Strike Cloud Pact for Small Business Karsten Januszewski : Downloading and Parsing IIS Logs from Windows Azure David Sayed : Creating and Publishing a Silverlight Video to Windows Azure Toddy Mladen : Windows Azure Deployment Stuck in

  • What's New 1/22/2010

    Updated: 2010-01-22 22:27:47
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit a Calendar Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Sponsors Partners Marketing Services Contact Us What's New 1 22 2010 New Contributors David S Linthicum Author Founder Blue Mountain Labs Kevin T McDonald Sr IT Analyst Cloud Strategist ICF International , Inc Find More Contributors New Content : Article Debunking the No Such Thing as a Private Cloud Myth Randy Bias Founder at Cloudscaling The Private Cloud Myth is misguided because it assumes that all cloud computing is a financial model rather than a technology or service model . Providing a public utility service requires cloud computing , but cloud computing does not have to be delivered with a predetermined financial . model : Paper The Reality of Freemium in SaaS Lincoln Murphy Founder and

  • Track All The Data In Your Life With TallyZoo

    Updated: 2010-01-22 15:36:11
    Angela Bartels, Cloud Maven How many things do you track in your life? From how many reps you did at the gym, how many miles you ran, what foods you ate, what wines you’ve tried – you’re probably tracking a lot. And if you’re like me, you have various places you store this data from sticky notes to spreadsheets to iPhone apps to web applications. It’s exhausting! Unlike me, Ari Oberman and the team at TallyZoo, have done something about it. ... Read More >

  • Tropo Web API Jam Session

    Updated: 2010-01-21 05:14:11
    Voxeo Developers Corner Tips , tricks and tutorials about developing applications on Voxeo platforms Processing Input VoiceXML for Web Developers Tropo Web API Jam Session January 21st , 2010 by Adam Kalsey Join us for our next technical jam . session Topic Tropo Web API Leveraging the cloud to add real-time communications to your Web Apps Date February 24, 2010 Time 8am Pacific , 11am Eastern , 5pm European Speakers Jason Goecke , VP of Innovation , Voxeo Labs Jose de Castro , Chief Architect , Voxeo Labs Abstract In this developer jam session , we will present the newly released Tropo Web API Tropo makes it easy for you to quickly add voice , instant messaging IM and SMS to your applications , using the programming languages and tools you already know using a web services API and . JSON We will cover how the API works as well as provide examples of how to use this in your communications with robust speech recognition , text to speech , transcription , conferencing , instant messaging , and SMS to your . applications Join us for this Jam Session on February 24, 2010 Related : posts Free Developer Jam Session webinar on Oct 7th Build multi-channel apps that work across voice , SMS

  • Get a Sneak Peak & Access to New Features from Scout App by Attending Today’s Webinar

    Updated: 2010-01-20 17:11:41
    Michelle Greer, Sr. Mgr. Corporate Development Application monitoring has changed significantly in recent years.  With as quickly as customers want to create applications and deploy instances on the cloud, it has to. Our friends at Scout App offered to do a webinar showing the ins and out of their monitoring application.  This takes place at 1 PM CST, so don’t miss out.  By attending, you’ll get special access to NEW features not available to anyone else currently! So please tell your ... Read More >

  • Make Your Websites Load Faster With Cloud Files CDN

    Updated: 2010-01-20 16:26:02
    By Nicolas Keller, Cloud Architect When in Phoenix, optimize Cloud Sites! There were rain puddles in Sky Harbor’s parking lot and clouds were floating over the Papagos! This is very good for us because more folks will be staying home, traveling on the Internet. With everyone traveling on the Internet, we need to provide an optimal user experience where pages load as quickly as possible. As you might have guessed, it just happens that I was in Phoenix (or more precisely Tempe, Arizona) ... Read More >

  • Emerging Tech Talk #42 – Voxeo Acquires ClackPoint

    Updated: 2010-01-20 07:25:13
    Click to Play http://blogs.voxeo.com/ett Today Voxeo announced the acquisition of ClackPoint and host Dan York spoke with ClackPoint principal Neil Stratford to understand the ClackPoint real-time collaboration platform and how it could be used over voice, web and IM. Neil and Dan discussed the platform itself, the integration to provide voice conferencing inside of Google Wave [...] Related posts:Emerging Tech Talk #40 – How to Use Google Wave for Collaborative Conference Notes and Conversation

  • Introducing ClackPoint

    Updated: 2010-01-20 05:04:41
    We are excited to announce that ClackPoint, the real-time collaboration platform, is now part of the Voxeo family! ClackPoint is a multi-channel collaboration platform supporting access from a variety of different sources, including web, instant messaging and traditional phone access. It provides several services including slide sharing, group notepad editing, polling and both text and voice [...] No related posts.

  • New Tropo Web API, Conferencing and more

    Updated: 2010-01-20 00:07:11
    Tropo exists to make it easier for a developer to quickly and easily build voice, SMS, and IM applications using the languages and tools you already know. And we’re now making it even easier. Starting today, in addition to the hosted Tropo we already offer, you can host your applications on any web server and communicate [...] No related posts.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/18/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-19 23:08:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 19, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 18 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Update 1 19 2010 : Windows Azure Team : Windows Azure Platform TCO and ROI Calculator Now Available Online AND Offline Lori MacVittie : A Fluid Network is the Result of Collaboration Not Virtualization Brian P . Watson : Sybase's CIO on Cloud Computing , Mobility Michael Robertson : Apple’s Secret Cloud Strategy And Why Lala Is Critical Jerry Huang : Windows Azure Storage Windows Clients David Linthicum : Provocative predictions for cloud computing : How realistic Robert Rowley , MD : Meaningful use laboratory integration Eric Nelson : QandA : When do I

  • Windows Azure Platform Training Kit (December 2009) StartHere.cmd Utility Throws Exceptions

    Updated: 2010-01-19 17:54:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 19, 2010 Windows Azure Platform Training Kit December 2009 StartHere.cmd Utility Throws Exceptions Update 1 19 2009 : Yi-Lun Luo of the SQL Azure support team has reproduced the problem and provides a temporary workaround in my Windows Azure Platform Training Kit Configuration Wizard Requires Downloading BIDS and SSIS 2008 if 2008 R2 Versions Are Installed thread of the Windows Azure forum . See details below or in the . thread In earlier versions of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit , navigating to the WindowsAzurePlatformKit Demos MovingDataUsingSSIS folder and double-clicking the StartHere.cmd icon opened the Configuration Wizard to test for the existence of the demo’s . prerequisites In the December 2009

  • SSMS 2008 R2 11/2009 CTP Has Scripting Problems with SQL Azure Selected as the Target Data Base Engine Type

    Updated: 2010-01-18 21:28:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , January 18, 2010 SSMS 2008 R2 11 2009 CTP Has Scripting Problems with SQL Azure Selected as the Target Data Base Engine Type Update 1 18 2010 : Microsoft’s Li-Lun Luo was able to reproduce the problem according to the last item in the Has Anyone Else Seen These Bugs in SQL Server 2008 R2's Script Generation for SQL Azure thread of 1 13 2010 in the SQL Azure Getting Started forum Also , Vinod Kumar Jagannathan , who I believe is a Program Manager at Microsoft India , reports in a comment to this post that the problem is an issue with the 11 2009 CTP and is fixed for later future SSMS 2008 R2 . CTPs MSDN blogger sateesp published Seven benefits for using the SQL Server Management Studio(SSMS for managing the SQL Azure Database on 1

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/15/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-17 23:27:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , January 17, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 15 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Update 1 17 2010 : Joe McKendrick : Second Annual SOA-Cloud QCamp Announced James Hamilton : Private Clouds Are Not The Future Reuven Cohen : CloudCamp Haiti Fundraiser Jan 20, 2010 eWeek : Database : Six Strategies Database Administrators Need to Know for 2010 Robert Westervelt : Researchers say search , seizure protection may not apply to SaaS data James Urquhart : Does the Fourth Amendment cover the cloud' : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table

  • Private Azure Clouds Float the $250 Million HP/Microsoft Agreement of 1/13/2010

    Updated: 2010-01-16 00:36:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , January 15, 2010 Private Azure Clouds Float the 250 Million HP Microsoft Agreement of 1 13 2010 Microsoft’s Public Relations Team announced a New HP and Microsoft Agreement to Simplify Technology Environments in an IT Infrastructure Spotlight of 1 13 2010. HP and Microsoft Corp . today announced an agreement to invest 250 million over the next three years to significantly simplify technology environments for businesses of all sizes . This agreement represents the industry’s most comprehensive technology stack integration to date from infrastructure to application and is intended to substantially improve the customer experience for developing , deploying and managing IT . environments The press release features video segments by

  • What's New 1/15/2010

    Updated: 2010-01-15 21:42:46
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit a Calendar Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Sponsors Partners Marketing Services Contact Us What's New 1 15 2010 New Contributors Charlton Barreto Technology Strategist Principal Architect Intel John Rowell Co-Founder CTO OpSource Bhaskar Prasad Rimal Master's Candidate Kookmin University Subraya Mallya Principal PrudentCloud.com Find More Contributors New Content : Video What is Cloud Computing Argonne experts Pete Beckman and Ian Foster explain what Cloud Computing is and how you probably already use it on a daily . basis : Video Forcasting Fisticuffs Predicting the Cloud in 2010 Phil Wainewright CEO Procullux Ventures and ZDNet Blogger on SaaS Vinnie Mirchandani The Deal Architect There have been many predictions regarding the future of

  • SLAs for Microsoft Public Clouds Go Private with NDAs

    Updated: 2010-01-15 21:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , January 15, 2010 SLAs for Microsoft Public Clouds Go Private with NDAs Update 1 15 2010 : Gavin Clarke asks Bad choice of words in his Microsoft plucks Azure SLAs from cloud of secrecy article of 1 15 2010 for The Register see below On or about 1 13 2010, Microsoft’s new Server Cloud Division hung a veil of secrecy over the following agreements for Windows Azure Platform : components Windows Azure Compute Service Level Agreement SLA Windows Azure Storage Service Level Agreement SQL Azure Service Level Agreement SLA Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus Access Control SLAs To download from the public Internet or read any of these agreements , you must agree to the : following The Service Level Agreements SLAs” posted on

  • CloudCamp Haiti Fundraiser

    Updated: 2010-01-15 19:37:57
    January 20th, 11:00am - 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) The organizers of CloudCamp are holding an online unconference for the cloud computing community to help raise funds for the relief effort in Haiti. Find out More

  • Complimentary Aberdeen report on demand management

    Updated: 2010-01-15 18:39:28
    Aberdeen has published a report entitled “Demand Management: Enabling Sell Side Collaboration” In these times of economic uncertainty and the global credit crunch, companies are actively seeking best practices for improving their demand network. Companies need to balance demand planning with short term responsive strategies to manage high levels of demand volatility. Aberdeen surveyed over 135 [...]

  • Cloud Federation and the Intercloud

    Updated: 2010-01-15 14:35:00
    Home Products Company Blog News Events Enterprise Cloud Computing Blog Cloud Federation and the Intercloud Posted by Ellen Rubin on Jan 15, 2010 at 9:35 AM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Last week's post explored federation in the cloud , allowing enterprises to move workloads seamlessly across internal and external clouds according to business and application requirements . Advances in federation are good news for companies considering a move to the cloud since deployments no longer need to be custom projects and applications no longer have to be tightly coupled to a particular . cloud To follow up , there's been lots of discussion recently about the concept of the Intercloud , rdquo a direction for cloud computing that is closely related to federation and ties in with much of our work at CloudSwitch . A term introduced by Cisco the Intercloud refers to a mesh of clouds that are interconnected based on open standards to provide a universal environment for cloud computing . Like the name suggests , it's similar to the Internet model , where everything is federated in a ubiquitous , multiple-provider . infrastructure The primary difference between the

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/13/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-15 00:53:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 14, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 13 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Update 1 15 2010 : Tim Anderson quotes Steve Ballmer on HP Microsoft agreement : I think of it as the private cloud version of Windows Azure me , too and Carl Brooks goes into more technical detail about HPMSFT private clouds . Click here to read more and see my Private Azure Clouds Float the 250 Million HP Microsoft Agreement of 1 13 2010 : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database SADB AppFabric : Access Control

  • Plugins, Gems, Repositories and Client Libraries to Make Developing for Cloud Servers Easier

    Updated: 2010-01-14 16:03:12
    Michelle Greer, Sr. Mgr. Corporate Development There are almost 30 Rack Cloud Tools submissions available from developers around the world that make developing on Cloud Servers easier.  Some great examples are Main repository for ToppCloud, a utility for deploying Python applications to cloud servers, in a style roughly inspired by App Engine (by Ian Bicking) and Dasein Cloud, which is an Open Source Java API that specifies cloud-independent interfaces for enabling an application to access resources across multiple clouds (by ... Read More >

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/11/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-12 21:34:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 12, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 11 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Update 1 12 2010 : David Linthicum : The data interoperability challenge for cloud computing Garrett Rogers : GDrive launching , finally Peter Kelcey : ESB Toolkit How to Video 8 : Routing to Azure Based Services Ryan Dunn : LINQPad supports SQL Azure Lydia Leong : Gmail , Macquarie , and US regulation Michael Coté : The Intuit Partner Platform IPP RIA Weekly 68 Dion Hinchcliffe : A New Vision for SOA Governance : A Focus on the Social Aspect Brenda Michelson : 100-day Cloud Watch : Enterprise Cloud Computing Considerations Bill McColl : Excel Meets The

  • Encoding.com Uses Cloud Computing To Deliver Faster Video Transcoding

    Updated: 2010-01-12 14:48:17
    By Nicolas Keller, Cloud Architect CES last week was quite a gadget fest in Las Vegas; quite a few new portable devices got introduced, and more are to come. The only thing they have in common? A thirst for optimized video so that end users can receive the best  looking video as quickly as possible…which is why I am very honored to welcome Encoding.com to the Rackspace Cloud ever-growing family. These guys have built a cost effective, flexible, fast and user friendly ... Read More >

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/8/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-11 16:25:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , January 11, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 8 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Updated 1 10 2009 with : Jeff Hardy : Iron Python Worker Roles for Windows Azure Windows Azure Team : Operating System Versioning in Windows Azure Brent Stineman : Activating MSDN Windows Azure Platform Benefits David Kearns : Identity issues for 2010 Denise Dubie : IT service providers will reach for the cloud in 2010 David Sayed : How to Retrieve Files from Silverlight Live Streaming SLS and Post to Windows Azure Krishnan Subramanian : Cloudcamp Seattle Cloudcamp Comes Back To Seattle Bruce Kyle : First Look at Workflow in NET 4 Stephen Forte :

  • December 2009 Uptime Reports for OakLeaf Azure Demos Running in the South Central US Data Center

    Updated: 2010-01-10 00:39:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 09, 2010 December 2009 Uptime Reports for OakLeaf Azure Demos Running in the South Central US Data Center Following are mon.itor.us Uptime reports for the three most popular OakLeaf sample Window Azure Web role storage projects from Cloud Computing with the Windows Azure Platform for the five weeks encompassing December 2009 click for full-size 1024x768 capture Test conditions were the same as those for November 2009 Uptime Reports for OakLeaf Azure Demos Running in the South Central US Data Center except that the AzureTable test harness was reduced from 2 to 1 instance so as to be comparable to AzureBlob and AzureQueue . results Notice the lack of any downtime in the last week of December . Congratulations to the

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/6/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-09 18:38:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 09, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 6 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Moved updated articles previously marked on 1 8 2010 to Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 8 2010+ because this issue ran too long with them . included : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database SADB AppFabric : Access Control , Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps , Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure Cloud Security and Governance Cloud Computing Events Other Cloud

  • What's New 1/8/2010

    Updated: 2010-01-08 23:08:18
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit a Calendar Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Sponsors Partners Marketing Services Contact Us What's New 1 8 2010 New Contributors Surendra Reddy Vice President of Cloud Computing Yahoo Michael Horsch Fizz Principal Advisor FCI Find More Contributors New Content : Article Cloud Computing's Green Paradox James Urquhart Manager , Cloud Computing Virtualized Data Centers Marketing at Cisco Systems The increased efficiency of the hardware components in most cloud data centers and the increased utilization of these components mean that we are almost certainly doing more work ber unit of energy consumed than before . However , we can’t know the actual savings to the environment until it is actually . measured : Article Application Packaging for

  • Tech Podcast With Cloud Fanatics: Harper Reed, Robert Collazo & Major Hayden

    Updated: 2010-01-08 15:34:46
    Angela Bartels, Cloud Maven Are you using cloud computing and have a super technical question? One of those questions that you wish an expert could just answer for you? Now is the chance to ask. We are getting Harper Reed (@harper), Robert Collazo (@rcollazo) and Major Hayden (@rackerhacker) together in one room on January 13th to talk tech. This might get crazy! Submit your questions now to podcast@rackspacecloud.com. The discussion will not be live but will be published within 1 week ... Read More >

  • uTest Gives You User Feedback Before You Launch

    Updated: 2010-01-07 16:15:11
    Michelle Greer, Sr. Mgr. Corporate Development Picture this: South by Southwest is next week. You are planning to make the biggest announcement of your company’s lifespan and your career at the event. The adrenaline is pumping. Your beta users are excited about your idea and it looks like you are going to be the next Twitter. And then they hit. Bugs. Lots of them. Users are dropping off like flies. Your app is crashing. A couple ... Read More >

  • 2010 is the Year of the Federated Cloud

    Updated: 2010-01-07 14:05:00
    Home Products Company Blog News Events Enterprise Cloud Computing Blog 2010 is the Year of the Federated Cloud Posted by Ellen Rubin on Jan 07, 2010 at 9:05 AM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In this first post of 2010, I'd like to look at one of the most important cloud issues that enterprises want to tackle : federation in the cloud across clouds and between the cloud and the data center . Also known as hybrid clouds the notion of federation has been around since cloud computing began , but as a long-term vision rather than a working solution . This year that gap is going to . close What Is Cloud Federation Federation brings together different cloud flavors and internal resources so companies can select a computing environment on demand that makes sense for a particular workload . It opens the door to a range of useful scenarios that take advantage of cloud : capabilities Using multiple clouds for different applications to match business needs . For example , Amazon AWS or Rackspace could be used for applications that need large horizontal scale , and Savvis or Terremark for applications that need stronger SLAs and higher security . An internal cloud

  • How to Create and Activate a New Windows Azure and SQL Azure Account or Upgrade an Existing Account

    Updated: 2010-01-07 08:34:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 07, 2010 How to Create and Activate a New Windows Azure and SQL Azure Account or Upgrade an Existing Account During the late afternoon or early evening of 1 4 2010, it finally became possible to upgrade Windows Azure , SQL Azure and Azure AppFabric accounts with the Introductory MSDN Premium Benefit quotas . Update 1 7 2009 : Although this post’s title original title How to Create and Activate an Introductory MSDN Premium Windows Azure and SQL Azure Account Upgrade” specifies an Introductory MSDN Premium benefit upgrade , the post is equally applicable to all subscription offers . See the new message regarding upgrades to two or more accounts in step 14 Update 1 6 2010 : See new information about an email warning at 75

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/4/2010+

    Updated: 2010-01-06 01:27:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 05, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 4 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database SADB AppFabric : Access Control , Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps , Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure Cloud Security and Governance Cloud Computing Events Other Cloud Computing Platforms and Services To use the above links , first click the post’s title to display the single article you want to . navigate Cloud Computing with the Windows

  • Windows Azure and SQL Azure Billing System Snafu on 1/4/2010: Epic FAIL!

    Updated: 2010-01-05 19:09:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 05, 2010 Windows Azure and SQL Azure Billing System Snafu on 1 4 2010 : Epic FAIL The Azure Services team specified Monday , 1 4 2010, as the date for creating new commercial accounts for Windows Azure storage , compute , and AppFabric services , as well as SQL Azure databases , with various introductory . offers Update 1 5 2010 9:00 AM PST : Introductory MSDN Premium Offer is now available from the Microsoft Online Services Customer Portal MOCP via the MSDN Subscriptions My Account Page . The process is tricky , so I’ve written an illustrated tutorial blog post : How to Create and Activate an Introductory MSDN Premium Windows Azure and SQL Azure Account Upgrade of 1 5 2010. See other updates and new comments below .

  • Conversant Media Leverages The Rackspace Cloud For Next-Generation Content

    Updated: 2010-01-05 14:55:43
    By Dominic Smith, Technical Writer As part of the Web 2.0 explosion, media companies all over the world have been re-engineering the user experience—from providing increasingly rich forms of content to integrating social networking and opinion-based commentary. The days of re-posting news and sports articles for passive consumption are long gone. Recently, Burst Media released a study indicating that more sports fans now get their information online than from any other source, including television. As that trend continues for sports ... Read More >

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/31/2009+

    Updated: 2010-01-04 00:11:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , January 03, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12 31 2009+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . Update 1 3 2010 : André van de Graaf : Main differences between SQL Azure and SQL Server 2008 Anders Trolle-Schultz : Is the Cloud Misleading Enterprises , Customers Even Politicians Admin of Tune Up Your PC : Azure Service Bus Eventing in the App Fabric Project Weather Cloud Creating the Weather Stations Brandon Watson : 2010 Personal Predictions Khash Sajadi : Microsoft Azure is not ready for prime time yet James Urquhart : Application packaging for cloud computing : A proposal Me : Windows Azure Feature Voting Update 1 2 2010 : James Hamilton :

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