Manipulating data in Windows Azure Table using PowerPivot
A customer asked yesterday a very good question – is it possible to use PowerPivot analyse data stored in Windows Azure Table Storage. Given that Table Storage is exposed through oData, which is, as...
View ArticleImplementing a platform for exchanging files on Windows Azure
In a somewhat interesting coincidence I’ve had two discussions in as many weeks with separate companies about how to provide a platform to allow exchanging files with customers of theirs on Windows...
View ArticleTaking VHD snapshot with Windows Azure Virtual Machines
One very useful capability of virtualisation (in general) is the ability to take snapshots of a disk at a point in time, allowing restoring the machine to a known state quickly and easily. With Windows...
View ArticleCopying a blob snapshot to another blob
Recently I had a question in the comments on my blog post Backing up a Windows Azure Virtual Machine using PowerShell – Can a snapshot blob be copied to another location instead of overwriting the...
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