#Azure Action – Weekly Newsletter – 12th September 2011

Local Overview

Centrebet deploys app integration platform with Windows Azure delivered by Microsoft partner Breeze Congrats to participants of the Azure Startup Camp in Sydney and winner John Young with his Azure solution called uBalancer In case you missed this earlier in the year, local born software product Nintex Workflow has been extended to Nintex Live running on Windows Azure and can leverage the Windows Azure DataMarket.

	Readiness & Resources
Windows Azure:	Autoscaling Windows Azure applications Managing Concurrency in Windows Azure with Leases Performing batch operations on disparate entity types in Windows Azure Table Storage Using Certificate-Based Encryption in Windows Azure Applications 10-Minute AX 2012 App: Windows Azure (Cloud) Overview of Command Line Deployment and Management with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP Sticky Sessions and Windows Azure
SQL Azure:	Review of the New Release of SQL Azure Best Practices and Guidance on SQL Azure Connectivity What’s New in SQL Azure Management Portal? (Part II of II) SQL Azure Q2 2011 Service Release Now Deployed (Part I of II) Sharding Library for SQL Azure Data Federation
AppFabric:	AppFabric Apps (June 2011 CTP)–Only 1 SQL Azure Instance at a time Windows Azure AppFabric ServiceBus Enhancements
MarketPlace:	MSBI Data MashUp on Facebook Sync Framework v4 is now Open Source, and ready to Connect any Device to SQL Server and SQL Azure
Watch:	How to leverage Windows Azure using social media applications
Case Study:	Ticketing Company [Flavorous] Scales to Sell 150,000 Tickets in 10 Seconds by Moving to Cloud Computing Solution Why MyGet uses Windows Azure
Tools:	SQL Server Data Tools Code-named “Juneau” With Full SQL Azure Support SQL Azure Backup application. Download the Trial OR Buy the full version. Business Intelligence (BI) software company SiSense announces native support for Microsoft SQL Azure

	Guidance:
Walkthrough:	Building a Task Scheduler in Windows Azure
Architecture:	Why monitor Windows Azure with System Center? Why Did My Azure Application Crash? Using the Windows Azure Diagnostics API to Find Code Problems Rip and Replace or Extend and Embrace?
Book:	Microsoft Cloud Power eBook

	In the news:
General:	DevOps: Keep tabs on cloud-based app performance Cloud risk assessment and ISO 27000 standards Legal implications of cloud computing Is Cloud Computing Just Virtualization and Automation? No!!
Microsoft:	Follow the Windows 8 announcements from BUILD, using @windows or search the hashtag #BldWin Lync for Mac 2011 Released to Manufacturing
Windows Azure Platform:	Java on the Windows Azure Cloud What's new? SQL Azure Import/Export Service (CTP) is now available and live in all Windows Azure Data Centers Windows Azure Autoscaling Application Block ( Video) Enterprise Library 5.0 Windows Azure Integration Pack Local group Breeze running web training according to Azure: Training - Inside Windows Azure, the Cloud Operating System

	Events:
Local:	Thursday 15th September – Melbourne Azure User Group Planning. Calling all partners! 14th September VIC. NET UG meeting: Migrating your app to Azure by @johnazariah and @MaheshKrishnan Register here

	Community:
Social:	Join the Sydney Windows Azure User Group Become a Facebook fan Add yourself to my Azure Australia Twitter list Keep up to date with our monthly CloudCast Join the Mailing list for OzAzure Get in touch with your local Microsoft Azure Team

	Questions
Q:	How can I upgrade SQL 2008 R2 to SP1?
A:	The best way (regardless of edition) is to download the full service pack 1 from this link Applications that utilize SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) will need to apply the Cumulative Update Package 7 for SQL Server 2008 R2