Peter Gfader's brain noise
Why would Microsoft allow you to run Linux VMs or node in Azure?

Microsoft realized: You Need to be open to compete in the cloud.

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Microsoft’s magic bullet for Azure: Red Hat Linux
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/26/windows_azure_money_maker_not/

node.js coming to Windows, Azure with official Microsoft support
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2011/06/nodejs-coming-to-windows-azure-with-official-microsoft-support/

BTW: Node.js uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node.js 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_(JavaScript_engine)  

Posted 8 months ago
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Continuous Deployment to Azure with TFS

MS catching up with appHarbor!

Dev checks in code, and afterwards your change is visible on your Azure website.

I wonder how that new build template looks like

Brian Harry’s announcement
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2012/06/07/announcing-continuous-deployment-to-azure-with-team-foundation-service.aspx

Mike Fourie’s tutorial with screens and detailed steps
http://mikefourie.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/using-continuous-deployment-to-azure-with-team-foundation-service/

Posted 11 months ago
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Tagged: azure, continuousdeployment, deployment, .