29 replies to this topic

[nhale]

Hi,

 

great to hear that Microsoft will spend more work in enhancing the .NET MF.

I also like that you guys are working on further improvements for the Netduino-plattform and I could imagine that you get some sponsorship by adding Azure support (you don't need to confirm or deny ;-))

 

Azure itself is an interesting platform, the reason why I still run my own server is that it's cheaper when you don't just need a plain webserver. For me I need also some more database space, which makes Azure quite expensive very fast - are you maybe also in discussion with Microsoft to provide some IoT/Netduino-pricing which also fits more to the pricing segment of low-cost devices?

 

Thanks

[roguemat]

Hi,

 

great to hear that Microsoft will spend more work in enhancing the .NET MF.

I also like that you guys are working on further improvements for the Netduino-plattform and I could imagine that you get some sponsorship by adding Azure support (you don't need to confirm or deny ;-))

 

Azure itself is an interesting platform, the reason why I still run my own server is that it's cheaper when you don't just need a plain webserver. For me I need also some more database space, which makes Azure quite expensive very fast - are you maybe also in discussion with Microsoft to provide some IoT/Netduino-pricing which also fits more to the pricing segment of low-cost devices?

 

Thanks

Personally I think the Azure pricing is pretty great. SQL space is expensive on it, but remember that you are getting enterprise-level stuff, not just a hacked together SQL instance on unreliable hardware. With that in mind, they can only cut prices to a certain extent before they sacrifice quality (which it is pretty obvious that they won't do).

It could almost make sense for them to add a "personal" SQL option for clients who don't need 99.95% uptime SLA etc, but that would just confuse matters IMO.

[Chris Walker]

Hi nhale,

"Hobby/personal" pricing for Azure is a great idea. I'll add your voice to the chorus

BTW, did you know that you can do hybrid cloud/intranet systems with Azure? That's probably something that enterprises do more than smaller installations...but it's pretty cool.

Chris

[Josh Hawley]

Its June, Is there any update on when the Netduino SDK for Azure is coming out? I would like to use it in my fireworks launcher =)

[Chris Walker]

Hey Josh,

We're wrapping up one of the two networking pre-requisites for the SDK now. Watch for the 4.3.2 developer preview for those bits--and then we'll add the Azure bits on top of that.

Fireworks launcher? (worry).

Chris

[Paolo Patierno]

Hi Chris !

We are all waiting for news about Azure SDK ! ;-)

 

Paolo.

[hawkeye_de]

Hi Chris,

 

I'd also need the Azure SDK for my project...do you think it might be available in August?

 

Thanks,

Marco

[Chris Walker]

Hi Marco,

The first pre-requisites ship in August. There's one more piece missing before the full solution is there...but we're working on it. So much new code... (sweat)

Chris

[swamplander]

I watched the video and I've searched the forum, Stackoverlfow, Google & ping'd my Azure contacts but I can't find this Netduino SDK for Azure that was supposed to come out in the summer (or that's at least what I thought). Has there been any news on it since //build?

[hawkeye_de]

Hi Marco,

The first pre-requisites ship in August. There's one more piece missing before the full solution is there...but we're working on it. So much new code... (sweat)

Chris

 

Hi Chris, 

 

any update on this ? If the SDK will not likely to be released this year, I'd code the communication to Azure for my project myself.

 

Cheers,

Marco