Windows Containers and .NET Framework applications: Migration

We previously looked at the basics of what is involved in bringing .NET Framework applications to Windows Containers. In this second post we are going to go a little deeper and look at migrating an application. We already know that we have some discreet requirements around the types of applications that can be migrated, so … Continue reading Windows Containers and .NET Framework applications: Migration →

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/

Clean Backups Using Windows Server Backup and EBS Snapshots

One of the powerful features of AWS is the ability to snapshot any EBS volume you have operating. The challenge when utilising Windows 2008 R2 is that NTFS doesn't support point-in-time snapshotting which can result in an inconsistent EBS snapshot. You can still create a snapshot but it may be that one or more file … Continue reading Clean Backups Using Windows Server Backup and EBS Snapshots →

Fix Windows 8 and Hyper-V Virtual Switch Problems

Wow, that hurts! One reason I decided to jump onto the Windows 8 bandwagon was that I finally had access to a native VM environment that supports 64 bit operating systems. Unfortunately, though, I've just burnt a couple of hours trying to figure out how to get Hyper-V and Windows 8 to play nicely with … Continue reading Fix Windows 8 and Hyper-V Virtual Switch Problems →