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OData & Cloud Augmentation of Windows Phone Apps: Ebook

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Ebook: OData & Cloud Augmentation of Windows Phone Applications
Author: Samidip Basu

Price: $0.99     Add to Cart

Formats: PDF, Word, EPUB, MOBI. All source code added to the downloadable package.
Number of pages: 35
Release date: November 2011

 

This e-book collects all 3 parts of SilverlightShow article series on using OData and Azure in Windows Phone, together with source code.

From the author: 

Windows Azure & Windows Phone seem to be two very popular technologies out of Redmond right now.

There is obviously a lot of buzz around cloud infrastructure involving Azure solutions and the wonderful developer story that we have for Windows Phone development. But, should these two platforms work together & if so, can they? How can you as a Mobile/Windows Phone developer utilize the cloud?

In the first chapter, we talk about how to leverage Windows Azure to supplement our Windows Phone application. In particular, we will see how SQL Azure can be rather beneficial in providing globally accessible & scalable backend for mobile solutions on Windows Phone & other disparate platforms. The key link we shall leverage is OData Services for providing cross-platform read/write access to a central data repository... 


Contents:

Chapter 1: Connecting Azure and Windows Phone through OData
Practicality
What you need to follow along
The Prelude
SQL Azure Database & the Backend Service
The Windows Phone Client
The Web Front-end
Other Mobile Platforms?
Conclusion

Chapter 2: Azure Services connecting Windows Phone to Data
Prelude
The Database
The Service
The Windows Phone Client
Conclusion

Chapter 3:  OData caching in Windows Phone
Introduction
The Demo
The Problem
The Solution
Summary

 

About the author:

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Samidip Basu (@samidip ) is a technologist & gadget-lover working as a Manager & Solutions Lead for Sogeti out of the Columbus OH Unit. Having worked on WP7 since CTP days, he now spends much of his time in spreading the word to discover the full potential of the Windows Phone platform & cloud-based mobile solutions in general. He passionately runs the Central Ohio Windows Phone User Group (http://cowpug.org/) and can be found with atleast a couple of hobbyist projects at any time. His spare times call for travel and culinary adventures with the wife. Find out more at http://samidipbasu.com/