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Thoughts on ALM, Azure, and Agile by Walter Myers III

Principal Consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services based in Irvine, CA. I blog on Azure and Application Lifecycle Management using Agile techniques.

Microsoft Azure Data Security (Data Cleansing and Leakage)

Disclaimer: The procedures explained in this document are now current as of September 2014, and are...

Date: 09/04/2014

Windows Azure PaaS ACLs Are Here!

Even though there wasn’t much fanfare about it in the release of the Windows Azure SDK 2.3, the PaaS...

Date: 04/22/2014

Accessing Azure SQL DB from an Azure VM Using the External IP Address

A customer asked me the other day how they can disallow arbitrary machines from within the Windows...

Date: 01/31/2014

Filtering Azure Applications in SCOM 2012 Performance Views

Okay, so you now have your shiny, new installation of SCOM 2012 up and running. You have migrated...

Date: 10/22/2013

Creating Load Balanced Virtual Machines in a Virtual Network

I have seen in a couple of places where it has been mistakenly implied that you can’t create load...

Date: 06/13/2013

Moving a Windows Azure Virtual Machine from one Virtual Network to Another

Today I was trying to find an easy way to move a virtual machine from one Virtual Network to...

Date: 05/29/2013

Walkthrough to Configure System Center Management Pack for Windows Azure Fabric Preview for SCOM 2012 SP1 (with a MetricsHub Bonus)

The wait is finally over. This is a huge update to the Azure Management Pack over the one that was...

Date: 04/13/2013

Setting Up an Alert for Hosted Service State Changes in SCOM 2007 R2

I’m posting this by request from a customer who desires to setup an alert when a hosted service...

Date: 02/19/2013

Creating Unit Monitors for Windows Azure Performance Counters in SCOM 2007 R2

Monitors are powerful management pack objects in SCOM. In the Operations Manager documentation, a...

Date: 05/23/2012

Viewing the Operations Manager Event Log on Your SCOM 2007 R2 or SCOM 2012 Management Server from the Operations Console

In corporate environments, sometimes a SCOM administrator is given access to the Operations Console...

Date: 05/22/2012

Notes on Monitoring Windows Event Logs and Trace Logs in SCOM 2007 R2

In my previous post, I showed you how to visualize Windows Azure Event logs in SCOM 2007 R2. I would...

Date: 05/11/2012

Visualizing Windows Azure Event Logs in SCOM 2007 R2

In this blog, I will demonstrate how to visualize event logs in SCOM 2007 R2. Even though the...

Date: 02/17/2012

Resolving Windows Azure Diagnostics Connection String Issues with SCOM 2007 R2

In earlier versions of the Windows Azure SDK, the default Windows Azure Diagnostics string provided...

Date: 01/16/2012

Testing Windows Azure Web Apps with Synthetic Transactions in SCOM 2007 R2

Synthetic transactions with SCOM are one way you can automate a set of web requests to test various...

Date: 12/28/2011

Grooming Collected Diagnostics Data from Windows Azure Storage in SCOM 2007 R2

Recently, I had a colleague ask me how to groom diagnostic data collected in Windows Azure storage...

Date: 12/28/2011

SCOM 2007 R2 Event Log Alerting and Monitoring for Azure Applications

Through rules, SCOM provides a powerful system for capturing specific events from the event log of...

Date: 08/18/2011

Configuring SCOM 2007 R2 Performance Views and Dashboards for Monitoring Azure Applications

In previous blog posts I demonstrated how to setup your Azure performance counters, how to install...

Date: 04/28/2011

Configuring Azure Diagnostics Performance Counter Monitoring in SCOM 2007 R2

In my last post, I provided a primer on installing SCOM 2007 R2 along with the Azure Management Pack...

Date: 03/18/2011

A Primer on Installing SCOM 2007 R2 and Windows Azure Application Monitoring

You can find the full procedures in the SCOM 2007 R2 Deployment Guide and Azure Management Pack...

Date: 02/14/2011

Setting Up Performance Counters In Your Azure Web and Worker Roles

For those wondering how to setup performance counters on your web or worker roles when you deploy...

Date: 01/31/2011

XML Namespace Issue in Azure Diagnostics Event Log Entries

I recently had a customer migrating an application to Azure whose policy is to send well-formed XML...

Date: 01/31/2011

Three Best Practices For Success in TFS 2010 Agile Projects

Okay, there are a lot of things you probably should be doing in TFS 2010 and probably are already...

Date: 11/26/2010

Handling Change Requests in Three Tier Hierarchy for MSF Agile 5.0

In this short post, I will discuss two models for handling change requests in the MSF Agile 5.0...

Date: 11/13/2010

Getting Started on Manual Testing With Microsoft Test Manager 2010

The Microsoft Test Manager 2010 is a new manual testing tool that integrates fully with Team...

Date: 11/11/2010

Using a Three Tier Work Item Hierarchy With TFS 2010

This blog is to introduce you to one three-tier work item strategy we use at Microsoft for tracking...

Date: 11/10/2010

Using MSF Agile 5.0 Workbooks in Visual Studio 2010 and TFS 2010

This blog provides a walkthrough of using the provided workbooks for iterative projects in the TFS...

Date: 11/09/2010

A Few Critical Success Factors for TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 Migrations

With the considerable uptake of Team Foundation Server 2010, it's time to get some blogs out there...

Date: 07/01/2010

Details on Modifying Out of the Box SharePoint Site Templates for TFS 2008

For a long time I have wanted to get around to writing precise instructions on how to modify the out...

Date: 02/23/2010

Decomposition of Tasks and Agile Methods with Team Foundation Server

It’s late on a Sunday night and I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I would crank out a blog post...

Date: 02/22/2010

Problem with SharePoint Install When Configuring TFS 2010 Release Candidate

I ran into a problem doing a split install (separate App Tier and Data Tier) of Team Foundation...

Date: 02/21/2010

How Do I Connect to TFS 2010 From Visual Studio 2008?

I'm sure some are wondering if they will be able to connect to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010...

Date: 02/15/2010

Outlook 2010 Beta: Are Unwanted Contacts Showing Up On Your Mobile Device?

Since installing the latest Office 2010 Beta, I noticed new contacts in Outlook 2010 showing up on...

Date: 02/13/2010

In a Dual-Tier TFS 2008 Install, Do I Need a SQL Server License for the Application Tier?

A customer asked me the following question a couple of days ago: "To install SQL Reporting, you must...

Date: 02/02/2010

Can I install TFS 2008 in a Dual-tier Configuration Without Admin Rights to the SQL Server Machine?

Yes, you can, but this is not recommended. Although the TFS 2008 documentation requests that the...

Date: 02/02/2010