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Cloud Security Links from TechEd North America
8 months ago
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being the person at the front in a discussion of Cloud Security at Microsoft’s TechEd conference. Big thanks to those who came along to the last session of the day. During the discussion, I was asked for a list of links to find out more information about Microsoft’s cloud security. This probably isn’t exhaustive, but here goes:
General Cloud Security including data center security:
- Microsoft Global Foundation Services security page
- Information Security Management System for Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure
- Microsoft’s Compliance Framework for Online Services
- Securing Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure
- Webcast: Online Services Security and Compliance- Microsoft’s Compliance Framework for Online Services
- Whiteboard Session: Online Services Security and Compliance- Microsoft’s Compliance Framework for Online Services
Office 365 Security
Windows Azure Platform Security
- Windows Azure™ Security Overview
- TechNet Webcast – Windows Azure Security – A Peek Under the Hood (Level 100)
- MSDN Webcast – Security Talk – Using Windows Azure Storage Securely (Level 200)
- MSDN Webcast – Security Talk – Azure Federated Identity Security Using ADFS 2.0 (Level 300)
- Security Guidelines and Limitations (SQL Azure Database)
- SQL Azure Firewall
- Security Best Practices for Developing Windows Azure Applications
- http://www.microsoft.com/security/sdl/
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Updated Windows Azure Training Kit
1 year ago
Yesterday my old team (yes I’ve changed jobs), released the latest version of the Windows Azure platform training kit. The kit is now in 2 versions, one for vs2008 developers and one for 2010 developers. You can download the kit from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=413E88F8-5966-4A83-B309-53B7B77EDF78&displaylang=en.
Here is what is new in the training kit:
- Updated all hands-on labs and demo scripts for Visual Studio 2010, the .NET Framework 4, and the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio version 1.2 release
- Added a new hands-on lab titled "Introduction to the AppFabric Access Control Service (September 2010 Labs Release)"
- Added a new hands-on lab "Debugging Applications in Windows Azure"
- Added a new hands-on lab "Asynchronous Workload Handling"
- Added a new exercise to the "Deploying Applications in Windows Azure" hands-on lab to show how to use the new tools to directly deploy from Visual Studio 2010.
- Added a new exercise to the "Introduction to the AppFabric Service Bus" hands-on lab to show how to connect a WCF Service in IIS 7.5 to the Service Bus
- Updated the "Introduction to AppFabric Service Bus" hands-on lab based on feedback and split the lab into 2 parts
- All of the presentations have also been updated and refactored to provide content for a 3 day training workshop.
- Updated the training kit navigation pages to include a 3 day agenda, a change log, and an improved setup process for hands-on labs.
So go download the kit right now and keep your skills sharp.
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Windows Azure Architecture Guide – Part 1
1 year ago
The Patterns & Practices team have just released the first part of the Windows Azure Architecture guide.
This book is the first volume in a planned series about the Windows® Azure™ platform and focuses on a migration scenario. It introduces a fictitious company named Adatum which step-by-step modifies its expense tracking and reimbursement system, aExpense, so that it can be deployed to Windows Azure. Each chapter explores different considerations: authentication and authorization, data access, session management, deployment, development life cycle and cost analysis.
You can view the guide online at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff728592.aspx.
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