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2018 1

  1. Remember to read the entire document

2016 1

  1. Data Science and Machine Learning

2015 4

  1. Ruby, TinyTDS, and Azure SQL Database update
  2. PowerShell and Maven
  3. Atom.io for Markdown editing
  4. Hello again, it's been a while.

2014 20

  1. Pie in the Sky (August 8th, 2014)
  2. Pie in the Sky (August 1st, 2014)
  3. Pie in the Sky (July 18th, 2014)
  4. Pie in the Sky (July 11th, 2014)
  5. Pie in the Sky (June 27th, 2014)
  6. Pie in the Sky (May 30th, 2014)
  7. Pie in the Sky (May 16th, 2014)
  8. Pie in the Sky (April 25th, 2014)
  9. Pie in the Sky (April 18th, 2014)
  10. Pie in the Sky (April 11th, 2014)
  11. Pie in the Sky (April 4th, 2014)
  12. Pie in the Sky (March 21st, 2014)
  13. Pie in the Sky (March 14th, 2014)
  14. Pie in the Sky (March 7th, 2014)
  15. Pie in the Sky (February 21st, 2014)
  16. Pie in the Sky (February 14th, 2014)
  17. Pie in the Sky (January 31st, 2014)
  18. Pie in the Sky (January 24th, 2014)
  19. Pie in the Sky (January 17th, 2014)
  20. Pie in the Sky (January 10th, 2014)

2013 52

  1. Pie in the Sky (December 6th, 2013)
  2. Pie in the Sky (November 22nd, 2013)
  3. Pie in the Sky (November 15, 2013)
  4. Using WebSockets with Windows Azure Web Sites
  5. Pie in the Sky (November 1, 2013)
  6. Pie in the Sky (October 25, 2013)
  7. Pie in the Sky (October 11th, 2013)
  8. Pie in the Sky (October 4th, 2013)
  9. Pie in the Sky (September 27th, 2013)
  10. Pie in the Sky (September 20, 2013)
  11. Pie in the Sky (September 13th, 2013)
  12. Send Push Notifications from an OData Service using Windows Azure Notification Hubs
  13. Pie in the Sky (August 23, 2013)
  14. Pie in the Sky (August 16th, 2013)
  15. Pie in the Sky (August 9th, 2012)
  16. Pie in the Sky (August 2nd, 2013)
  17. Pie in the Sky (July 26th, 2012)
  18. Pie in the Sky (July 19, 2013)
  19. Pie in the Sky (July 12, 2013)
  20. Custom logging with Windows Azure web sites
  21. Pie in the Sky (June 21, 2013)
  22. [Cross Post] PHP 5.5.0 for Windows Released!
  23. Pie in the Sky (June 14, 2013)
  24. Windows Azure Node.js SDK Filters
  25. Pie in the Sky (May 24, 2013)
  26. Pie in the Sky (May 17, 2013)
  27. Web-client development with Ember.js and Windows Azure Mobile Services - Part 4
  28. Web-client development with Ember.js and Windows Azure Mobile Services - Part 3
  29. Web-client development with Ember.js and Windows Azure Mobile Services - Part 2
  30. Web-client development with Ember.js and Windows Azure Mobile Services - Part 1
  31. Pie in the Sky (May 3, 2013)
  32. Pie in the Sky (April 26, 2013)
  33. The Windows Azure SDK for Ruby
  34. Pie in the Sky (April 19, 2013)
  35. Access Roaming Data in the Cloud using Windows Azure Mobile Services
  36. Pie in the Sky (April 12, 2013)
  37. Pie in the Sky (April 5, 2013)
  38. Pie in the Sky (March 15, 2013)
  39. Ruby on Rails: ActiveRecord with SQL Database
  40. Pie in the Sky (March 8, 2013)
  41. These ARE the Androids you've been looking for!
  42. Pie in the Sky (February 22, 2013)
  43. Pie in the Sky (February 15, 2013)
  44. Pie in the Sky (February 8, 2013)
  45. Pie in the Sky (February 1, 2013)
  46. Azure Vault Storage in HDInsight: A Robust and Low Cost Storage Solution
  47. Pie in the Sky (January 25, 2013)
  48. Bundler and cross-platform development
  49. Using the VM Depot
  50. PHP 5.4 Available in Windows Azure Web and Worker Roles
  51. Pie in the Sky (January 4, 2013)
  52. Using Memcache to access a Windows Azure Dedicated Cache–Take 2

2012 84

  1. Pie in the Sky (November 30, 2012)
  2. PHP 5.4 available in Windows Azure Web Sites
  3. Pie in the Sky (November 16, 2012)
  4. Pie in the Sky (November 9, 2012)
  5. Windows Azure Command-line Tools for Mac and Linux, Version 0.6.7 is Available
  6. Pie in the Sky (November 2, 2012)
  7. How to use MongoDB from PHP in Windows Azure Web Sites
  8. Data Paging using the Windows Azure Mobile Services iOS client SDK
  9. Pie in the Sky (October 26, 2012)
  10. Exporting and Importing VM settings with the Azure Command-Line Tools
  11. Data Input Validation using the Windows Azure Mobile Services iOS client SDK
  12. Getting Database Connection Information in Windows Azure Web Sites
  13. Pie in the Sky (October 19, 2012)
  14. Windows Azure Mobile Services with iOS and Android
  15. Getting Error Info for PHP Sites in Windows Azure Web Sites
  16. Pie in the Sky (October 12, 2012)
  17. Using Memcache to access a Windows Azure Dedicated Cache
  18. Pie in the Sky (October 5, 2012)
  19. Node.js specific diagnostics for Windows Azure
  20. Pie in the Sky (September 28, 2012)
  21. Quantcast open sources their file system based on KFS
  22. Store DB Connection Info in Windows Azure Web Sites App Settings
  23. Pie in the Sky (Belated September 21, 2012 edition)
  24. How to Enable XDebug in Windows Azure Web Sites
  25. Continuous Deployment with Windows Azure Web Sites
  26. Using Custom PHP Extensions in Windows Azure Web Sites
  27. Pie in the Sky (September 14, 2012)
  28. Pie in the Sky (September 7, 2012)
  29. Pie in the Sky (August 31, 2012)
  30. Wrapping up DrupalCon Munich
  31. Cloud Services Management via the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  32. Migrating Drupal to a Windows Azure VM
  33. Pie in the Sky (August 17, 2012)
  34. Migrating Drupal to Windows Azure Web Sites
  35. Customizing a Windows Azure PHP Worker Role
  36. Pie in the Sky (August 10, 2012)
  37. Windows Azure Storage Plugin for WordPress Updated!
  38. Pie in the Sky (August 3, 2012)
  39. Pie in the Sky (July 27, 2012)
  40. Pie in the Sky (July 20, 2012)
  41. New Connection Pattern in the PHP Client Libraries for Windows Azure
  42. Pie in the Sky (June 13, 2012)
  43. Service Management with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  44. Configuring PHP in Windows Azure Websites with .user.ini Files
  45. Pie in the Sky (July 6, 2012)
  46. PHP, Memcache, and Windows Azure Caching
  47. Windows Azure Caching (Preview) and Ruby Cloud Services
  48. Pie in the Sky (June 29, 2012)
  49. Windows Azure Websites, Web Roles, and VMs: When to use which?
  50. Windows Azure PowerShell and Ruby Cloud Services
  51. Pie in the Sky (June 22, 2012)
  52. Creating a PHP Web Role in Windows Azure
  53. The “New” Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  54. Pie in the Sky (June 15, 2012)
  55. Windows Azure Websites: Node.js
  56. Windows Azure Websites: A PHP Perspective
  57. Pie in the Sky (June 8, 2012)
  58. Windows Azure spring update and OSS
  59. Pie in the Sky (May 18, 2012)
  60. Real World Windows Azure: Optimizing PHP Applications for the Cloud
  61. Pie in the Sky (May 11, 2012)
  62. Getting Started with Windows Azure for Java
  63. Pie in the Sky (April 20, 2012)
  64. Pie in the Sky (April 13, 2012)
  65. Pie in the Sky (April 6, 2012)
  66. Pie in the Sky (March 30, 2012)
  67. Pie in the Sky (March 9, 2012)
  68. Windows Azure Storage and Concurrent Access
  69. Pie in The Sky (February 17, 2012)
  70. Pie in the Sky (February 10, 2012)
  71. Deploying PHP and ASP.NET Sites in a Single Azure Web Role
  72. Pie in The Sky (February 3, 2012)
  73. Pie in the Sky (January 27, 2012)
  74. Improving Performance by Batching Azure Table Storage Inserts
  75. Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 3: Remote Desktop
  76. Pie in the Sky (January 20, 2012)
  77. Using SQL Azure Federations via PHP
  78. Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 2: Output to File
  79. Pie in the Sky (January 13, 2012)
  80. Running VisualPHPUnit in Windows Azure
  81. How to Password Protect a PHP Website Directory in Azure
  82. Pie in the Sky (January 6, 2012)
  83. Update: Deploying Ruby Applications to Windows Azure
  84. Automating PHPUnit Tests in Windows Azure

2011 45

  1. Pie in the Sky (December 16, 2011)
  2. Windows Azure December Update - What's Important for OSS Developers
  3. Pie in the Sky (December 9, 2011)
  4. Running PHPUnit in Windows Azure
  5. Testing Ruby Applications on Windows Azure - part 1: Overview and Challenges
  6. Thoughts on Testing OSS Applications in Windows Azure
  7. Pie in the Sky (December 2, 2011)
  8. SQL Azure Federations and Open Source Software
  9. Packaging a Custom PHP Installation for Windows Azure
  10. Pie in the Sky (November 18, 2011)
  11. Pie in the Sky (November 11th)
  12. Sharing Private BLOBs with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  13. Windows Azure for Social Applications
  14. Pie in the Sky (November 4, 2011)
  15. Pie in the Sky (October 28, 2011)
  16. Using SQL Azure to Store PHP Session Data
  17. Handling PHP Sessions in Windows Azure
  18. Ruby and Node on Windows Azure Learning Plan
  19. Sending Windows Phone 7 Notifications from Ruby
  20. An Auto-Scaling Module for PHP Applications in Windows Azure
  21. Support for Worker Roles in the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  22. Ruby web sites and Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control
  23. Pie in the Sky (September 30, 2011)
  24. A PHP on Windows Azure Learning Plan
  25. What's the best Windows Azure role size for Ruby or Node.js applications?
  26. Version 3.0 (beta) of the SQL Server Drivers for PHP Released!
  27. Pie in the Sky (September 23, 2011)
  28. How to Get Diagnostics Info for Azure/PHP Applications–Part 2
  29. Scaling Windows Azure Roles using Ruby
  30. How to Get Diagnostics Info for Azure/PHP Applications–Part 1
  31. Pie in the Sky (September 16, 2011)
  32. Using Active Record with SQL Azure
  33. Getting Role Instance Information with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP Command Line Tools
  34. BUILD, publication schedules, and request for feedback
  35. Pie in the Sky (September 9, 2011)
  36. How to Extend the Command Line Tools in the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  37. Overview of Command Line Deployment and Management with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  38. Windows Azure Remote Desktop Connectivity for PHP Applications
  39. Ruby and Windows Azure Local Storage
  40. Introducing the Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  41. Deploying Ruby (Java, Python, and Node.js) Applications to Windows Azure
  42. Pie in the Sky (August 26, 2011)
  43. Getting Started with Ruby on Windows Azure
  44. Designing and Building Applications for the Cloud
  45. Welcome to Windows Azure’s Silver Lining