Windows Azure Learning Plan - Application Fabric
- by BuckWoody
This is one in a series of posts on a Windows Azure Learning Plan. You can find the main post here. This one deals with the Application Fabric for Windows Azure. It serves three main purposes - Access Control, Caching, and as a Service Bus.
Overview and Training
Overview and general information about the Azure Application Fabric, - what it is, how it works, and where you can learn more.
General Introduction and Overview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee922714.aspx
Access Control Service Overview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg490345.aspx
Microsoft Documentation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windowsazure/netservices.aspx
Learning and Examples
Sources for online and other Azure Appllications Fabric training
Application Fabric SDK
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=39856a03-1490-4283-908f-c8bf0bfad8a5&displaylang=en
Application Fabric Caching Service Primer
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/appfabriccat/archive/2010/11/29/azure-appfabric-caching-service-soup-to-nuts-primer.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
Hands-On Lab: Building Windows Azure Applications with the Caching Service
http://www.wadewegner.com/2010/11/hands-on-lab-building-windows-azure-applications-with-the-caching-service/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WadeWegner+%28Wade+Wegner+-+Technical%29
Architecture
Azure Application Fabric Internals and Architectures for Scale Out and other use-cases.
Azure Application Fabric Architecture Guide
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/yasserabdelkader/archive/2010/09/12/release-of-windows-server-appfabric-architecture-guide.aspx
Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus - A Deep Dive (Video)
http://www.msteched.com/2010/Europe/ASI410
Access Control Service (ACS) High Level Architecture
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alikl/archive/2010/09/28/azure-appfabric-access-control-service-acs-v-2-0-high-level-architecture-web-application-scenario.aspx
Applications and Programming
Programming Patterns and Architectures for SQL Azure systems.
Various Examples from PDC 2010 on using Azure Application as a Service Bus
http://tinyurl.com/2dcnt8o
Creating a Distributed Cache using the Application Fabric
http://blog.structuretoobig.com/post/2010/08/31/Creating-a-Poor-Mane28099s-Distributed-Cache-in-Azure.aspx
Azure Application Fabric Java SDK
http://jdotnetservices.com/
