Scenario
I’m trying to convert my Silverlight Business Application over to the cloud with the help of Azure. I have been following this link from Brad Abrams blog.
Both the links to Windows Azure and SQL Azure crash out in Google Chrome, they work in Internet Explorer, but it’s literally one of the worst user experiences I’ve ever had.
The Problem
I’m asked to sign in to Microsoft connect with my Live ID.
I do so, I’m then asked to register; I do so.
I’m then sent a verification email which I verify.
I’m then signed out!
When I sign back in, it repeats the process….
Any suggestions for making this work?
Edit/Update:
Finally managed to get signed up/in to connect. From here I was able to get hold of an invitation code to Windows Azure. Now I need an invitation code for SQL Azure. I cannot see ANYWHERE that advertises a way of getting this SQL Azure code, the only thing that I have seen is some text saying that there "may be a delay" in receiving codes due to volume of interest, which quite frankly I find hard to believe………
It’s so far been 3 days now. This officially sucks!
If I have any more news I’ll post back here.
I eventually gave up and emailed the support team moaning about the poor service, got an email invitation code about a day later 😀