Azure

On Windows Azure CTP some file system operations are not allowed. You cannot create and modify files located on server hard disc. I have small application that stores data to DataSet and I needed place where I can hold this file. The logical choice is cloud storage service of course. In this posting I will show you how to read and write DataSet to your cloud storage as XML-file.

I’m trying out Azure Training Kit examples to study cloud stuff that should hit the streets (or sky) later this year. I faced some trouble when trying to connect with .Net Service Bus using settings mentioned in examples (netTcpRelayBinding and CardSpace). I tried hard but CardSpace authentication failed every time. My final solution was simple: I moved to username and password authentication scheme.

I am writing currently one simple web application that runs on usual hosting environment and also on Azure environment. Web application is already hosted in CodePlex and during next two months I will publish application binaries and also source code. I tested my application in Azure environment and here are some screenshots I made.

Putting up development environment for Azure development may be not so smooth and easy task to do. All tools have currently CTP status and it is normal that there may be some problems. Here is my short list of problems. I provide solutions that worked for me. If somebody comes out with different solutions then please feel free to drop me a line.