Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 23rd September 2013

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

 

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
New Zealand Case Studies   Video: All Blacks, ORC, New Zealand Police Video: GreenButton, Serko, TranscribeMe, TellMe TechTalks: Chris Auld - CTO - Intergen		Troy Hunt   The complete guide to loading a free SSL certificate into an Azure website TechEd Australia 2013   Windows Azure videos recordings		Perth Meetup Windows Azure - Authenticating all the things

     

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Windows Azure now fully supported by Juju More options to integrate on-premises networks and Windows Azure with AT&T Oracle Linux image available in Windows Azure starting September 23rd
In the news	Press Ubuntu on Windows Azure gets the Juju magic  Microsoft and AT&T to provide VPN-to-Windows Azure service Microsoft, AT&T Make Deal for VPN Access to Azure All Blacks rugby migrates to Microsoft’s Azure cloud The Man Who Introduced Microsoft to Open Source Leaves For HP AT&T And Microsoft To Bring Enterprise-Grade Security, Speed And Reliability … – Dark Reading Microsoft execs make their 'One Microsoft' pitch to Wall Street Cloud How Cloud Computing Is Going To Change The Future Of ERP How cloud computing changes (almost) everything about the skills you need Moving to IaaS: An overview Cloud computing and the Church: A match made in heaven? SmartCompany - Five reasons why cloud computing is not standard Microsoft Gartner Recognizes Microsoft as a Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Visionary Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s devices & services business Windows Azure for Research Partner A New Era – Cloud Ushers in Insight Driven Defense
Case Study	PROS Step: Create optimized price lists in a matter of minutes and uncover immediate revenue opportunities. Web Station - Site Creation and Hosting Platform Nadji.Info Cloud-based Site Creates Connection Between People and Interesting Places To Go

TECHNOLOGY
	Virtual Panel: Adjusting to Development in the Cloud Cloud Application Patterns on Windows Azure – get heard!
	Video: Enabling On-Premises IaaS Solutions with the Windows Azure Pack Using Orchestrator SMA Outside of Windows Azure Pack
	Recording: MVA Live Q&A: Windows Azure Step-by-Step: Get up to $200 in FREE Cloud Services with a Windows Azure Trial Subscription
	Azure CLI Day 3 – Account Set A sneak peek at four new Nagios and Zabbix plugins for Windows Azure
	Is the Cloud Secure Azure Is PCI Compliance in the Cloud: What You Need to Know
	Azure Worker Role – Simplified << Simplifying Worker Role Implementation Securing a WCF Service in an Azure Web Role with HTTP & TCP Endpoints
	Maximum Number of Data Disks for Azure IaaS VM Deploying a Minecraft Server on Windows Azure | TechEd New Zealand 2013
	The complete guide to loading a free SSL certificate into an Azure website
	Webinar on demand: An Introduction to HDInsight
	SSIS 2012 - Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Databases Largest SQL Server and SQL Azure projects in the world BizTalk and Windows Azure SQL Database How To Avoid Butchering Your Windows Azure SQL Database Designs - SQLRockstar - Thomas LaRock
	Get Billable Size of Windows Azure Blobs (w/Snapshots) in a Container or Account Windows Azure Storage SDK now supports Windows Phone 8 How to store the images in SQL Azure Video: Using Azure Storage Rest APIs to upload very large files in GBs
	Video: Running Your Active Directory in Windows Azure Virtual Machines AAD Getting Acquainted with AuthenticationResult How to store the images in SQL Azure MFA Video: Windows Azure Multi Factor Authentication for Azure AD Video: Build Windows Azure Multi Factor Authentication into On-Prem and Hybrid Custom Apps
	BizTalk PaaS: Windows Azure BizTalk Services – Part V
	Adding high performance Windows Azure Cache Service to your ASP.NET Web API
	Device to Cloud, Hands-On. Part 4: Intermediated, Service-Assisted Connectivity Delivering push notifications to millions of devices with Windows Azure Notification Hubs Using the Windows Azure Service Bus REST API to Send to Topic from Salesforce.com Types of Subscriptions Filter on Windows Azure Service Bus
	IP addresses in Azure More options to integrate on-premises networks and Windows Azure with AT&T
	Video: Episode 114 - Windows Azure Autoscale, Alerts and Operational Logs
	Desktop Hosting Reference Architecture Guide Losing the Remote Desktop (RDP) connectivity with Cloud Services targeting Window Azure SDK 1.7/ SDK 1.8
	Active Batch - Scheduling and Workload Automation for Windows Azure PowerArchiver Cloud – PowerArchiver Cloud can Download/Upload/Add files/archives from

COMMUNITY
Global Events	Chalk Talk - Windows Azure Mobile Services Deep Dive with Tech Support October 2nd

Local Events
User Groups	Sydney (Simon Waight) Melbourne (Mahesh Krishnan and Chris Padgett) Brisbane (Dean Robertson and Paul Bouwer) Auckland (Ryan Crawcour) Perth MS Cloud User Group (Rivaaj Jumna, Hadwin Fung) Regional NZ: Follow @technetnz@msdnnz Singapore: Singapore Azure User Group (official website)
MVPs	Check in on what MVPs around Australia & New Zealand are up to - David, Steve, Mahesh and Mick are MVPs for Australia
Social	Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list Facebook: Becoming a Facebook fan Links: Windows Azure Australian Developer Community