Using WCF for exposing and consuming OData

I just published a new article on CodeProject:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/webservices/WCFDataServices.aspx

It hasn’t been reviewed yet.

In that article I do showcase different ways to use OData to expose your data using WCF Data Services.  The samples grow in complexity, going from the standard hello world of WCF Data Services (ie exposing your DB on a web endpoint), to more...

Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Beta Available

Microsoft is announcing the availability of the Service Pack for Visual Studio 2010 Beta.  This beta is available to MSDN subscribers only.

The service pack will include:

• IntelliTrace support for 64 bits & SharePoint
• Silverlight 4 Tools
• Performance Wizard for Silverlight
• VB compiler Runtime switch (allows to target platform where the VB runtime traditionally isn’t available)...

The road to Office 365

Mary-Jo Foley has written a nice series of articles on her blog:

• The road to Microsoft Office 365: The past
• The road to Office 365: The present
• The road to Office 365: The future

In the series she traces back the origin of Office 365 (BPOS) into what it is today...

Windows Azure gets a facelift: cool all-Silverlight Windows Azure Control Panel

You can find it at:  https://windows.azure.com/

All-in-one easy to use Windows Azure Control Panel.  Entirely made of Silverlight, it’s like using a Windows Application.

The new design is also much more ergonomic, making it very easy to find features, as opposed to the old version, which was all...

Gartner on Windows Azure AppFabric: A Strategic Core of Microsoft's Cloud Platform

Yesterday, I talked about Forrester report around SQL Azure.  Today, I’m gona talk about a Gartner Report on Windows Azure AppFabric.  The report can be read on:

http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/microsoft_mapp/vol2/article14/article14.html

Basically, the key elements:

• They acknowledge the fact that cloud computing is a strategic investment for Microsoft, comparing it...