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An Interview on Cloud Computing and Azure  
# Friday, November 21, 2008
 
Last week in Barcelona, I sat down for a chat with Mark Dunn. We talked mostly about cloud computing and Windows Azure, but our conversation also wondered into a few other areas. Mark's an engaging interviewer--he was a founder of .NET Rocks--and if you're interested, the video is available here.

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Upcoming Speaking Schedule  
# Thursday, November 06, 2008
 
I'm spending much of the next few weeks flying around Europe. If you're in any of these cities and the topic sounds interesting, feel free to stop by. They're all public presentations, and most of them are free:

• November 10-14, Barcelona: Talks on the Azure Services Platform, Microsoft's Oslo and Geneva technologies, and other topics at TechEd EMEA
• November 17, Lisbon: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• November 20, Geneva: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• November 21, Amsterdam: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• December 1, Brussels: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• December 2, Milan: Keynote at Microsoft TechDays
• December 4-5, Moscow: Talks on the Azure Services Platform, Microsoft's Oslo and Geneva technologies, and other topics at Platforma conference
• December 8, Dublin: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• December 9, Oslo: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• December 10, Stockholm: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• December 11, Helsinki: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform
• December 12, Vienna: Presentation on cloud platforms and the Azure Services Platform

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Introducing Geneva  
# Wednesday, November 05, 2008
 
The move to claims-based identity continues. Making this approach real requires infrastructure, however, which the vendors need to provide. Without it, a claims-based world won't materialize.

Microsoft's Geneva technology family provides one example of this infrastructure. First made public at last week's PDC, it has three parts:

• The Geneva server, which is the next release of Active Directory Federation Services and more
• CardSpace Geneva, the next release of Windows CardSpace
• The Geneva framework, providing a foundation for developers to create claims-based applications and other identity-oriented software. (This technology was originally announced under the code name "Zermatt".)

"Geneva" is also a code name, and all of these technologies are still in their initial betas. Still, to help people understand what they're all about, I've written a Microsoft-sponsored Geneva white paper, available here.

I believe that claims-based identity is a terrific idea--it can make life so much simpler both for developers and for the people who use the apps they create. I look forward to a world where this approach is the norm.

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A First Look at WF 4.0, Dublin, and Oslo  
# Saturday, November 01, 2008
 
Lots of interesting new technology is on the horizon from Microsoft. Among it is a set of interlated things from the company's Connected Systems Division. This group includes:

• WF 4.0, which is the next release of Windows Workflow Foundation
• Dublin, a new server for WF applications and others
• Oslo, a modeling platform that can be applied in lots of different ways.

I've written a Microsoft-sponsored white paper introducing these three, attempting (as usual) to paint the big picture. If this picture sounds interesting to you, the paper is available here.

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