Moving Community Server to the Cloud

Next pet project is to move my blog on Community Server to the Cloud. I spend too long making sure my database size does not go over 500 MB, the size limit on my hoster. So once every 3 months I have to do some clean up of the database:

DELETE FROM cs_statistics_Site

DELETE FROM cs_Visits

DELETE FROM cs_Exceptions

DELETE FROM cs_EventLog

To keep the database from going over 500 MB, those above are the tables that keep growing without impacting my blog posts. I have to options, move to Telligent Graffiti  or to move my database to the Microsoft Cloud. I don’t think that there is a tool to convert CS2007 to Graffiti.

If I decide to move to the Cloud, this is a bookmark to remember to set up a computer with the Azure SDK for VS2008.

What do I need.

  • Windows Azure SDK
  • Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio

    Where to learn.

    http://blogs.msdn.com/cloud/archive/2008/10/27/getting-started-windows-azure-tools-for-microsoft-visual-studio.aspx

    I recommend to subscribe to http://blogs.msdn.com/cloud and start using the cloud for all your data instead of keeping using hosters databases.

    What's next?

    I need a token to get access to the storage. Anybody?

    Cheers

    Al

  • Published Monday, November 03, 2008 11:54 PM by albertpascual

    Comments

    # re: Moving Community Server to the Cloud

    Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:15 AM by Rem

    Nice blog...

    # re: Moving Community Server to the Cloud

    Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:12 AM by John

    Helpfull blog.

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