Index
A
- ACS
- about / Windows Azure Active Directory
- activation token / Setting it up
- Active Directory Federation Services / Requirements
- Add Certificate action / Publishing to Windows Azure
- ALM
- overview / ALM overview
- governance / ALM overview, Governance
- development / ALM overview, Development
- operations / ALM overview, Operations
- tooling / ALM tooling
- tracking / Planning and tracking
- planning / Planning and tracking
- tasks, performing / Writing, unit testing, debugging, analyzing, and profiling
- application, building / Build
- anonymous request / Request logging
- Application Integration tab / Integrating with Facebook
- Application Lifecycle Management, on Windows Azure
- characteristics / Application Lifecycle Management on Windows Azure
- Geotopia, testing / Application Lifecycle Management on Windows Azure
- roles / Application Lifecycle Management on Windows Azure
- team development / Step 1: Team development
- test, deploying / Step 2: Build, Unit test, Deploy, UItest flow, and manual test
- UItest flow / Step 2: Build, Unit test, Deploy, UItest flow, and manual test
- manual test / Step 2: Build, Unit test, Deploy, UItest flow, and manual test
- Unit test / Step 2: Build, Unit test, Deploy, UItest flow, and manual test
- release drop / Step 3: Release drop
- multiple subscriptions, using / Step 3: Release drop
- operations / Step 4: Operations
- ApproximateMessageCount property / Queue operations
- areas, training
- Attach option / Setting up a VHD
- authenticated request / Request logging
- Autoscaling Application Block
- about / Autoscaling
- AzureBlobUtil class / File transfer
B
- bandwidth / Bandwidth
- best practices / Adding more security
- best practices, implementation phase
- approved tools / Implementation
- deprecate unsafe functions / Implementation
- static analysis / Implementation
- best practices, SQL Database
- security / Encryption and security
- encryption / Encryption and security, Encryption demo
- best practices, table storage
- about / Storage best practices
- exponential backoff, using / Use exponential backoff
- billing model basics
- compute / Compute
- Windows Azure SQL Databases / Windows Azure SQL databases
- storage / Storage
- bandwidth / Bandwidth
- CDN / Content delivery network
- cache / Cache
- Service Bus / Service Bus
- ACS / Access Control Service
- billing tracker implementation
- about / Implementing your own billing tracker
- analytics, enabling / Enabling analytics
- logging request / Request logging
- transactions logged example / Example transactions
- blob capacity / Blob capacity
- Bing Map Silverlight Control SDK
- downloading / Bing Maps
- BizSpark
- about / BizSpark
- filing, requirements / BizSpark
- advantages / BizSpark
- roles / Program roles
- program, enrolling / Enrolling into the program
- Blob, operations
- AcquireLease / Blob capacity
- BreakLease / Blob capacity
- ClearPage / Blob capacity
- CopyBlob / Blob capacity
- CreateContainer / Blob capacity
- DeleteBlob / Blob capacity
- DeleteContainer / Blob capacity
- GetBlob / Blob capacity
- GetBlobMetadata / Blob capacity
- GetBlobProperties / Blob capacity
- GetBlockList / Blob capacity
- GetContainerACL / Blob capacity
- GetContainerMetadata / Blob capacity
- GetContainerProperties / Blob capacity
- GetLeaseInfo / Blob capacity
- GetPageRegions / Blob capacity
- LeaseBlob / Blob capacity
- ListBlobs / Blob capacity
- ListContainers / Blob capacity
- PutBlob / Blob capacity
- Blob Configuration
- about / Blob configuration
- blobs
- about / What is Windows Azure storage?, Blobs
- characteristic / Blobs
- files, transferring / Using blobs, File transfer
- using / Using blobs
- BLOBs
- about / Binary Large Object
- BlobUtil class / Sending messages
- Build
- about / Build
- defining / Defining a Build
- Geotopia application, updating / Defining a Build
- Queue Build / Queue build
- Review Build / Review build
C
- CacheControl property / Storage best practices
- caching / Caching
- caching capabilities, features
- ASP.NET 4.0 caching providers / Caching capabilities
- programming model / Caching capabilities
- configuration model / Caching capabilities
- security model / Caching capabilities
- concurrency model / Caching capabilities
- regions / Caching capabilities
- notifications / Caching capabilities
- availability / Caching capabilities
- local caching / Caching capabilities
- local expiration / Caching capabilities
- eviction / Caching capabilities
- caching examples
- about / Caching examples
- items, adding to cache / Adding items to the cache
- session state, caching / Session state and output caching
- Caching tab / Setting it up
- CallInstanceEndpoint method / The KeyMaster
- CAS
- about / Access Control Service
- starting with / Getting started
- identity provider, adding / Adding an identity provider
- relying party, adding / Adding a relying party
- application Integration / Application integration
- Facebook, integrating with / Integrating with Facebook
- CDN / Storage best practices
- CDNs / Content delivery network
- certifications, GFS
- ISO 27001 / Certifications
- SSAE 16 /ISAE 3402 / Certifications
- HIPAA BAA / Certifications
- Change Deployment Configuration operation / The tracker
- cloud computing / Red Dog, A quick start on Windows Azure
- CloudQueue class, members
- ServiceClient / Queue operations
- ApproximateMessageCount / Queue operations
- EncodeMessage / Queue operations
- AddMessage() / Queue operations
- Clear() / Queue operations
- Create() / Queue operations
- CreateIfNotExists() / Queue operations
- Delete() / Queue operations
- DeleteMessage() / Queue operations
- Exists() / Queue operations
- FetchAttributes() / Queue operations
- GetMessage() / Queue operations
- GetMessages() / Queue operations
- PeekMessage() / Queue operations
- PeekMessages() / Queue operations
- RetrieveApproximateMessageCount() / Queue operations
- SetMetadata() / Queue operations
- UpdateMessage() / Queue operations
- CloudQueueClient, members
- RetryPolicy / Queue operations
- TimeOut / Queue operations
- Credentials / Queue operations
- GetQueueReference() / Queue operations
- GetServiceProperties() / Queue operations
- ListQueues() / Queue operations
- Cloud Service / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- co-located topology / Windows Azure Caching
- CodedUI tests / Step 1: Team development
- compute
- web roles / Web roles
- worker roles / Worker roles
- Virtual Machine (VM) roles / Virtual machine roles
- compute and storage emulators / Compute and storage emulators
- CONFIGURE tab / Setting up a VHD
- Connect / Connecting to the VM
- Connect tab / Windows Azure Connect
- Connect to Team Project button / Connecting to TFS Preview
- context / Uploading
- Continuous Integration trigger / Queue build
- Copy Always setting / Testing connectivity
- core components, Windows Azure
- compute / Compute
- database / Database
- storage / Storage
- Business Analytics / Business analytics
- Service Bus / Service Bus
- CDN / Content delivery network
- caching / Caching
- Virtual Network / Virtual network
- WAAD / Windows Azure Active Directory
- Marketplace / Marketplace
- costs
- predicting / How much we use
- CreateSubscription method / Using filters
- CreateTableIfNotExist method / Applying transient fault handling
- CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINE option / Creating a virtual machine
- cross-domain communication / Cross-domain communication
- cross-site forgery / Cross-domain communication
- CTP / TFS in the cloud
D
- database
- about / Database
- SQL Database / SQL Database
- Data Sync / Data Sync
- DataCacheFactory object / Caching capabilities
- DataServiceContext class / Best practices
- Data Sync / Data Sync
- about / Data Sync
- supported datatypes / Supported datatypes in Data Sync
- non-supported datatypes / Supported datatypes in Data Sync
- securing / Securing Data Sync
- authentication level / Authentication
- environment, setting up / Setting up a Data Sync environment
- Bidirectional / Setting up a Data Sync environment
- Sync from the Hub / Setting up a Data Sync environment
- Sync to the Hub / Setting up a Data Sync environment
- deadlettered / Working with queues
- design phase, activity
- DFS / Storage architecture
- Diagnostics option / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- Disks tab / Setting up a VHD
- DNS / Traffic Manager
- Do not deploy option / First steps
E
- Endpoints tab / Setting up a VHD
- Enterprise Library
- for Windows Azure / Enterprise Library for Windows Azure
- consistency / EntLib and Azure compatibility
- extensibility / EntLib and Azure compatibility
- Integration / EntLib and Azure compatibility
- Enterprise Library, for Windows Azure
- about / Enterprise Library for Windows Azure
- compatibility / EntLib and Azure compatibility
- EntLib Integration Pack / EntLib Integration Pack
- WASABi / Windows Azure autoscaling
- PowerShell Cmdlets / PowerShell cmdlets, Transient fault handling
- Enterprise Library Configuration tool / Configure autoscaling
- EntLib Integration Pack
- about / EntLib Integration Pack
- Autoscaling Application Block / EntLib Integration Pack
- Transient Fault Handling Application Block / EntLib Integration Pack
- Blob configuration / EntLib Integration Pack
- PowerShell Cmdlets / EntLib Integration Pack
- Protected configuration provider / EntLib Integration Pack
- EULA / Enrolling into the program
- exponential backoff
- using / Use exponential backoff
- extent / Replication
F
- Facebook application option / Adding an identity provider
- Facebook integration
- steps / Integrating with Facebook
- FederatedAuthentication, using / Using FederatedAuthentication
- GraphAPI / Displaying information about me
- failover scenario, WATM setup
- about / Failover scenario
- failover policy / Failover scenario
- Round robin policy / Failover scenario
- performance policy / Failover scenario
- fault domain / Fault domains
- FC
- about / Fabric Controller
- tasks / Fabric Controller
- node internals / Internals of a node
- deployment steps / Deployment steps
- FIFO
- about / What is Windows Azure storage?
- file transfer, blobs
- about / File transfer
- file, uploading / Uploading a file
- file, downloading / Downloading the file
- frontend (FE) layer / Storage architecture
G
- GAC / Encryption demo
- Gatekeeper pattern
- about / The Gatekeeper pattern
- diagram / The Gatekeeper pattern
- KeyMaster / The KeyMaster
- Geometry column / Setting up a Data Sync environment
- Geotopia
- overview / Introduction
- goals / Geotopia's goals
- prototype / Geotopia prototype
- Geotopia.Processor / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- Geotopia application, updating
- about / Defining a Build
- full deployment / Defining a Build
- In-place upgrade / Defining a Build
- staged deployment / Defining a Build
- web deployment / Defining a Build
- Geotopia Canvas / Geotopia's goals
- Geotopia Canvas structure
- elements, Work Items / Connecting to TFS Preview
- elements, Builds / Connecting to TFS Preview
- elements, Source Control / Connecting to TFS Preview
- Geotopia data model
- about / Geotopia data model
- entity, adding / Adding an entity
- SaveChangesOptions / Adding an entity
- querying / Querying
- best practices / Best practices
- table storage summary / Table storage summary
- Geotopia prototype
- about / Geotopia prototype
- Geotopics table
- entity / Keys for transactions
- Geotpia.Silverlight.Prototype2 / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- GetFileBlocks function / Uploading a file
- GFS
- about / Microsoft Global Foundation Services
- certifications / Certifications
- privacy / Privacy
- platform security / Platform security
H
- helloworldstorage / Storage best practices
- HIPAA BAA / Certifications
I
- IAsset / Iterating
- Idempotency / Idempotency
- IGeotopicService / The KeyMaster
- Index method / Displaying information about me
- Interoperability updates / Overview
- IPv6 / Testing connectivity
- IRP / Release
- ISO 27001 / Certifications
J
- Java and Python support / Overview
K
- key concepts, WASABi / Key concepts of WASABi
- KeyMaster
- about / The KeyMaster
L
- $logs container / Request logging
- LINQ / Querying
- load balancer (LB) / Deployment steps
- lock duration property / Working with queues
- LRU / Caching capabilities
M
- Management Certificate / Release
- Management portal
- about / Management portal
- preview / Management portal
- DASHBOARD option / Management portal
- MONITOR option / Management portal
- CONFIGURE option / Management portal
- SCALE option / Management portal
- INSTANCES option / Management portal
- LINKED RESOURCES option / Management portal
- CERTIFICATES option / Management portal
- media services
- about / Media services
- setting up / Setting it up
- using / Using media services
- example / An example displaying the use of media services
- file, downloading / Uploading, Downloading
- file, converting / Converting, Iterating
- file, iterating / Iterating
- member offers
- MSDN subscribers / MSDN subscribers
- MPN members / MPN members
- BizSpark members / BizSpark members
- Microsoft calculator
- using / Pricing, Calculator
- purchase options / Purchase options
- member offers / Member offers
- Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) / Step 3: Release drop
- Mode option / Adding a relying party
- MPN members
- about / MPN members
- Cloud Essentials / Cloud Essentials
- Cloud Accelerate / Cloud Accelerate
- MyFirstAzureMVC3Website node / Deployment steps
N
- NAT / Service Bus
- New Hosted Service option / First steps
- New Windows Azure Project screen / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- nslookup command / Testing the policies
P
- PaaS / A quick start on Windows Azure
- Package button / First deployment
- Parallel class / Uploading a file
- partitioning / Partitioning
- PartitionKey property / Partitioning, Keys for scaling
- platform security / Platform security
- PowerShell Cmdlets
- about / PowerShell Cmdlets, PowerShell cmdlets
- list / PowerShell cmdlets
- pre-release activity
- privacy / Privacy
- Production / Application Lifecycle Management on Windows Azure
- Protected Configuration Provider
- about / Protected configuration provider
Q
- querying
- about / Querying
- examples / Querying
- continuation token / Continuation tokens
- queue, operations
- CreateQueue / Blob capacity
- DeleteQueue / Blob capacity
- DeleteMessage / Blob capacity
- GetQueueMetadata / Blob capacity
- GetQueue / Blob capacity
- GetMessage / Blob capacity
- GetMessages / Blob capacity
- ListQueues / Blob capacity
- PeekMessage / Blob capacity
- PeekMessages / Blob capacity
- PutMessage / Blob capacity
- SetQueueMetadata / Blob capacity
- SetQueueServiceProperties / Blob capacity
- GetQueueServiceProperties / Blob capacity
- UpdateMessage / Blob capacity
- queues
- about / What is Windows Azure storage?, Queues, Queue usage
- characteristic / Queues, A closer look at the queue
- creating / Creating a queue
- message, inserting / Inserting a message
- message, retrieving / Retrieving a message
- operations / Queue operations
- CloudQueue class, members / Queue operations
- CloudQueueClient, members / Queue operations
- Idempotency / Idempotency
- queues, Service Bus
- about / Queues
- working with / Working with queues
- scenario / A sample scenario
- queues scenario
- overview diagram / A sample scenario
- project, preparing / Preparing the project
- messages, sending / Sending messages
- messages, receiving / Receiving messages
- cross-domain communication / Cross-domain communication
- QUICK CREATE option / Creating a virtual machine
R
- RDBMS
- about / Choose the right key
- Red Dog
- about / Red Dog
- region / Caching capabilities
- requirements, SDL
- security requirements / Requirements
- bug tracking tool / Requirements
- quality gates / Requirements
- security and privacy risk assessment / Requirements
- right keys, tables
- choosing / Choose the right key, Keys for scaling
- for scaling / Keys for scaling
- for transactions / Keys for transactions
- roles, BizSpark
- Champ / Program roles
- Network Partner / Program roles
- Startup / Program roles
- Hosting Partner / Program roles
- RowKey property / Geotopia data model, Inserting a message
- rules, WASABi
- constraint rules / Constraint rules
- reactive rules / Reactive rules
- Run() method / How to reduce the number of transactions
S
- SaveChangesOptions
- None / Adding an entity
- ContinueOnError / Adding an entity
- ReplaceOnUpdate / Adding an entity
- SDL
- about / Security development lifecycle
- security roles / Security roles
- security maturity / Security maturity
- security activities / Security activities
- in Windows Azure / SDL in Windows Azure
- SDL, in Windows Azure
- about / SDL in Windows Azure
- requirements / Requirements
- design / Design
- implementation / Implementation
- verification / Verification
- release / Release
- Management Certificate / Release
- Service Certificate / Release
- SDL Optimization Model / Security maturity
- security activities
- training / Training
- requirements / Requirements
- design / Design
- implementation / Implementation
- verification / Verification
- release / Release
- security roles
- about / Security roles
- reviewer / Security roles
- Team Champion / Security roles
- Service Bus
- about / Service Bus, Service Bus
- starting with / Getting started
- queues / Queues
- topics / Topics and subscriptions
- subscriptions / Topics and subscriptions
- Service Bus queue
- comparing, with Windows Azure queue / Comparison, Background information
- Service Certificate / Release
- set-executionpolicy remotesigned command / Setting it up
- SignedIn event / Using FederatedAuthentication
- Silverlight / Cross-domain communication
- SLA / First deployment, Geotopia's goals, Storage
- solution, organizing in VS 2012
- Cloud Service, creating / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- compute and storage emulators / Compute and storage emulators
- Bing Maps / Bing Maps
- Silverlight, adding to cloud / Adding Silverlight to cloud
- Bing Maps, embedding / Embedding Bing Maps
- Source Control / Connecting with TFS Preview
- Source tab / Connecting with TFS Preview
- SQL Azure databases / Failover scenario
- SQL Database
- about / SQL Database, Overview
- using / SQL Database
- setting up / Setting up SQL databases
- best practices / Best practices
- SQL Database Reporting
- uses / Business analytics
- SSAE 16 /ISAE 3402 / Certifications
- Staging / Application Lifecycle Management on Windows Azure
- storage
- about / Storage
- BLOBs / Storage , Binary Large Object
- tables / Storage , Table Storage
- queue / Storage , Queue
- Windows Azure Drive / Storage , Windows Azure drive
- storage architecture, WAS
- layers / Storage architecture
- frontend (FE) layer / Storage architecture
- DFS / Storage architecture
- steps / Storage architecture
- availability, maintaining / Storage availability
- fault domains, using / Fault domains
- upgrade domains, using / Upgrade domains
- storage capacity
- estimating / Estimate capacity
- for block blob, estimating / Estimate capacity
- for page blob, estimating / Estimate capacity
- for blob container, estimating / Estimate capacity
- for table, estimating / Estimate capacity
- for entity, estimating / Estimate capacity
- for queue, estimating / Estimate capacity
- for message, estimating / Estimate capacity
- storage transaction
- counting / What is counted as a transaction
- count, reducing / How to reduce the number of transactions
- billing / When are transactions billed
- scenario / When are transactions billed
- storage types, WAS
- blobs / What is Windows Azure storage?
- Queues / What is Windows Azure storage?
- table storage / What is Windows Azure storage?
- Windows Azure drive / What is Windows Azure storage?
- subscriptions
- about / Topics and subscriptions
- project, preparing / Preparing the project
- filters, using / Using filters
- synchronization group / Data Sync
- Sync Now button / Setting up a Data Sync environment
T
- table, operations
- EntityGroupTransaction / Blob capacity
- CreateTable / Blob capacity
- DeleteTable / Blob capacity
- tables
- about / A closer look at tables
- characteristic / A closer look at tables
- right key, choosing / Choose the right key
- table storage
- about / What is Windows Azure storage?, Table storage
- characteristic / Table storage
- using / Table storage usage
- best practices / Storage best practices
- table storage usage
- about / Table storage usage
- Geotopia data model / Geotopia data model
- TFS
- about / TFS in the cloud
- team project, creating / TFS in the cloud
- connecting, to Preview / Connecting to TFS Preview
- tasks, querying / Querying Tasks
- TFS preview
- connecting with / Connecting with TFS Preview
- publishing, to Windows Azure / Publishing to Windows Azure
- threats
- about / Adding more security
- port scanning / Adding more security
- Denial of Service (DoS) / Adding more security
- spoofing / Adding more security
- packet sniffing / Adding more security
- topic / A sample scenario
- Transient fault handling
- about / Transient fault handling
- Application Block / The Transient Fault Handling Application Block
- applying / Applying transient fault handling
- Transient Fault Handling
- about / Transient fault handling
U
- Updated application services / Overview
- upgrade domains / Upgrade domains
- UploadBlob method / Downloading the file
V
- verification activity
- dynamic program analysis / Verification
- Fuzz testing / Verification
- Threat model and attack surface review / Verification
- VHD
- about / What is Windows Azure storage?
- Virtual IP (VIP) / Defining a Build
- virtual machines
- about / Virtual machines
- creating / Creating a virtual machine
- connecting to / Connecting to the VM
- VHD, setting up / Setting up a VHD
- Virtual Network
- about / Virtual network
- WAC / Windows Azure Connect
- WATM / Windows Azure Traffic Manager
- virtual network
- about / Virtual network
- creating / Creating a virtual network
- Virtual Network tab / Setting it up
- VS 2012
- solution, organizing / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
W
- WAAD
- about / Windows Azure Active Directory
- WAC / Windows Azure Connect
- WAS / What is Windows Azure storage?
- about / What is Windows Azure storage?
- storage services / What is Windows Azure storage?
- storage / What is Windows Azure storage?
- storage architecture / Storage architecture
- data, replicating / Replication
- partitioning / Partitioning
- storage metrics / Storage metrics
- WASABi
- about / Windows Azure autoscaling
- Autoscaling application block, rules / Windows Azure autoscaling
- growth model / Growth model
- applying / Applying WASABi
- key concepts / Key concepts of WASABi
- autoscaling, configuring / Configure autoscaling
- worker host / Worker host
- rules, setting / Setting rules
- throttling / Throttling
- service information store / Service information store
- metronome / Metronome
- data collection / Data collection
- data points store / Data points store
- Rule evaluation / Rule evaluation
- scaler / The scaler
- tracker / The tracker
- stabilizer / The stabilizer
- customizing / Customizing WASABi
- Blob configuration / Blob configuration
- PowerShell Cmdlets / PowerShell cmdlets
- WATM
- about / Windows Azure Traffic Manager, Traffic Manager
- load balancing methods, types / Windows Azure Traffic Manager
- process flow / Traffic Manager
- setting up / Setting it up
- WATM setup
- round robin way / Round robin
- performance load balancing policy / Performance
- failover policy / Failover
- policies, testing / Testing the policies
- failover scenario / Failover scenario
- WCF / Service Bus
- WCF service / A sample scenario
- Web Role / Creating and deploying a website on Windows Azure
- Windows Azure
- starting with / A quick start on Windows Azure
- internal working / How it works internally, First steps
- website, creating on / Creating and deploying a website on Windows Azure
- website, deploying on / Creating and deploying a website on Windows Azure
- project deployment / First deployment
- upgrade domains / Upgrade domains
- fault domain / Fault domains
- about / Core components of Windows Azure
- core components / Core components of Windows Azure
- roles, types / Compute
- publishing to / Publishing to Windows Azure
- deploying, ways / Publishing to Windows Azure
- guidelines / Guidelines
- billing model basics / Basic billing details
- Enterprise Library / Enterprise Library for Windows Azure
- Application Lifecycle Management / Application Lifecycle Management on Windows Azure
- SDL / SDL in Windows Azure
- new features / Overview
- Virtual Machines / Overview
- Virtual Network / Overview
- Web Sites / Overview
- Management Portal / Overview
- Java and Python support / Overview
- Interoperability updates / Overview
- Updated application services / Overview
- SQL Reporting / Overview
- Windows Azure
- Red Dog / Red Dog
- Windows Azure, contents
- Cloud OS / Windows Azure announcement
- SQL Azure / Windows Azure announcement
- Microsoft .NET Services / Windows Azure announcement
- Windows Azure Caching
- dedicated caching / Windows Azure Caching
- Shared caching / Windows Azure Caching
- capabilities / Caching capabilities
- caching capabilities / Caching capabilities
- setting up / Setting it up
- caching examples / Caching examples
- Windows Azure Connect
- about / Windows Azure Connect
- tasks / Windows Azure Connect
- setting up / Setting it up
- Windows Azure Connect setup
- about / Setting it up
- web role, enabling / Enabling a web role with Connect
- network connectivity policy, managing / Managing Connect
- testing connectivity / Testing connectivity
- other capabilities / Other Connect capabilities
- Windows Azure Management Portal / Overview
- Windows Azure Marketplace
- about / Marketplace
- uses / Marketplace
- Windows Azure Platform portal / First steps
- Windows Azure queue
- comparing, with Service Bus queue / Comparison
- Windows Azure solution
- structure / Solution structure
- Windows Azure solution, structure
- solution in VS 2010, organizing / Organizing a solution in VS 2010
- TFS preview, setting up / Setting up TFS preview
- Windows Azure SQL Reporting / Overview
- Windows Azure Virtual Machines / Overview
- Windows Azure Virtual Network / Overview
- Windows Azure Web Sites / Overview
- Windows Identity Framework / Requirements
- WS-Federation metadata location / Application integration