Secure Remote Management Studio access to SQL Server on Azure IaaS

If you have ever provisioned a SQL Server instance running on Azure IaaS and not used a VPN solution you will find that by default you are unable to connect to it from a local Management Studio instance. By default all Virtual Machines are wrapped by a Cloud Service which behaves to a degree like … Continue reading Secure Remote Management Studio access to SQL Server on Azure IaaS →

Protect Your ASP.Net Web API Using Azure ACS Service Identities

Web 2.0 has lately been characterised by the increased proliferation of APIs available for consumption that create a "web of APIs" and open up the web for new businesses such as Stackla. In this post I am going to cover how you can utilise Windows Azure Access Control Services (ACS) as a Security Token Service … Continue reading Protect Your ASP.Net Web API Using Azure ACS Service Identities →

Connect Cloud Services to Virtual Machines in Windows Azure

Chris Padgett, the App Dev practice lead for Kloud Victoria has a great post on the Kloud blog on how you can connect a website running on Azure PaaS with a database running on Azure IaaS. Recommend you to take a read: http://blog.kloud.com.au/2013/06/02/connecting-cloud-services-with-virtual-machines-in-windows-azure/