Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 28th October 2013

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
New Zealand Herald Technology's top names: GreenButton Digitl How New Zealand is taking to StorSimple		Rocky Heckman Windows Azure Developer Camps!		Microsoft FREE Windows Azure Developer Camps SYDNEY, 7-8 November 2013 REGISTER NOW > BRISBANE, 11-12 November 2013 REGISTER NOW > MELBOURNE, 14-15 November 2013 REGISTER NOW > Brisbane Meetup Sat, 7th Dec - @shanselman

             

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Paid Preview of Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager Windows Azure: Announcing release of Windows Azure SDK 2.2 (with lots of goodies) Windows Azure: Backup Services Release, Hyper-V Recovery Manager, VM Enhancements, Enhanced Enterprise Management Support
In the news	Press Microsoft Adds Backup And Recovery To Windows Azure Public Cloud Microsoft keeps building its hybrid cloud with Windows Azure updates Microsoft Heaps On the Windows Azure Cloud Updates Microsoft Continues its Move Towards Enterprise Cloud with Windows Azure Microsoft keeps the Azure hits coming Microsoft the sleeping giant of the cloud Enterprise Boost Helps Microsoft Shatter Financial Expectations Microsoft buys API management start-up to add to its Azure cloud Microsoft makes it harder to avoid Azure Microsoft's Windows Azure Update Includes Backup Service Microsoft Announces Dedicated Cloud for Government Customers Cloud IBM Study Reveals Businesses Using Cloud Computing for Competitive Advantage Can Generate Double Revenue and Profit Compared to their Peers Gartner Inc : Gartner Says Cloud Computing Will Become the Bulk of New IT Spend by 2016 Transformation Is More Important Than Cloud Strategic Requirements for Including Cloud computing for Small Businesses Why the economics of cloud storage aren’t always what they seem Microsoft Nobel Prize moving up into the cloud with Windows Azure (Technology Media) Microsoft Acquires Apiphany, An API Management Service To Integrate With Windows Azure Try Microsoft’s Cloud OS Vision
Case Study	Video: Canada Does Windows Azure – SentinelAgent Provoke Solutions Ltd. reduces storage needs

TECHNOLOGY
	Use Windows Azure Service Bus, BizTalk Services, Mobile Services, and BizTalk Server to create hybrid solutions It’s another release of #windowsazure tools galore …. Or how teams can excel in continuous delivery mode! New Azure Tools in Visual Studio 2013 | Visual Studio Toolbox
	Video: Cloud Cruiser Express for Microsoft Windows Azure Pack
	Video: State of Windows Azure Video: Intro to Windows Azure with Scott Hanselman Video: Windows Azure Guest Lecture: Staffordshire University
	Web Camps TV
	Windows Azure Cloud Services – 8 part series Setting a Web/Worker Role Name Deleting Instances on Azure Cloud Services
	Accessing Azure Mobile Services from Android 2.2 (Froyo) devices - Carlos Figueira MSDN blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
	Video: Window Azure: Setup Virtual Machine Video: Tuesdays with Corey - IaaS Check In Step-By-Step: Creating a Windows 2012 R2 Lab on Windows Azure Video:  Webcast Recording of Windows Azure IaaS Quick Start Kit (QSK)
	Step by Step Guide on Creating, Publishing & Monitoring Windows Azure Website from Visual Studio 2013 How to backup Windows Azure Web Sites Troubleshooting Windows Azure Web Sites in Visual Studio
	Windows Azure HDInsight PowerShell - October 2013
	What Does it Cost to Backup a Windows Azure SQL Database? Video: Securing Windows Azure SQL Database Has Never Been Easier How to work around Azure database migration limitations EF6 Connection Resiliency for SQL Azure* – When does it actually do it’s thing? How to horizontally partition data in Windows Azure SQL Database Create Database Diagrams of Your Windows Azure SQL Databases
	BizTalk Server 2013: Connect to Window Azure Blob Storage Article Examples of the Windows Azure Storage Services REST API Create a SQL Server 2014 Database directly on Azure Blob storage with SQLXI
	Windows Azure Portal View restructured to filter by directory VS2013 RTM, Organizational Accounts and Publishing to Windows Azure Web Sites
	WABS BizTalk Adapter Service Installation in Seven Steps
	How to integrate a Windows Azure Web Site with a LOB app via Service Bus Relay
	Step-By-Step: Azure Networking
	Starting : From Microsoft Private #Cloud to Hybrid Cloud Services Part 1 of 5 Smart, Secure, Cost-Effective: SQL Server Back Up to Windows Azure Moving Testing to the Cloud: A Look at Windows Azure and CloudShare PowerShell Script for Cleaning Up Your Windows Azure Resources Filtering Azure Applications in SCOM 2012 Performance Views
	Adding Existing O365 Directory to Azure MSDN Subscription New Azure Tools in Visual Studio 2013 Windows Azure technical support for MSDN, TechNet or MPN Users and Partners
	The Coming of HDI
	Windows Azure: Account Delegate Feature Episode 117: Introducing the new Windows Azure Management Libraries Nasuni Expands Cloud-integrated Storage Controller Options to Meet Wide Range of Enterprise Needs CloudOpt Launches Speed-as-a-Service for Windows Azure Cloud

COMMUNITY
Global Events	Windows Azure Friday Introducing the Microsoft Cloud Show podcast

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, June, 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