Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 3rd November 2013

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
Dave Fellows - Green Button Why Windows Azure? Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola to pour more data into Microsoft - shifting some of its websites to Microsoft's infrastructure-as-a-service Azure platform where mobility and access is a consideration		No local new storied noted this week		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	Windows Azure HDInsight is now Generally Available!
In the news	Press Microsoft makes available its Azure-based Hadoop service Windows Azure hit with worldwide partial outage Microsoft launches Hadoop-based Windows Azure HDInsight service Windows Azure Cloud Hit by Management Issues Azure's Success Shows Microsoft Gaining Ground in Cloud Computing Microsoft unleashes fall wave of enterprise cloud solutions Microsoft Acquisition of Apiphany Portends Rise of API Economic Zones in the Cloud Cloud             Cloud computing: the hype risks obscuring the true business benefits How to Find the Right Cloud Services Partner: Five Tips for Success Video: Daniel Steeves - Cloud 'Land-Grab' << favour long term security safety and a relationship Your Cloud Provider Is Not The Boss Plan for the infinite datacentre: Gartner Cloud Infographic: Data – You Cannot Stop It Microsoft Halloween Video: Cloudy with a chance of ZOMBIES!!!
Case Study	IFS latest ERP offering available in the Microsoft cloud

TECHNOLOGY
	Video: Moving Apps to the Azure: What changes? - with Stefan Schackow Cloud Design Patterns, new drop on Codeplex
	Technical Documentation for Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server Video: EMC's Backup and Recovery Systems for Centralized Protection for Windows Azure Private Cloud VMs
	Azure Websites vs Cloud Services
	The Cloudcast – Cloud Computing – Open Source Tools
	SelfDestruct - A library allowing an Azure WebRole/WorkerRole to delete itself Application Request Routing in CSF Remote Debug Windows Azure Cloud Service Using ASP.NET App Suspend in your Windows Azure Web Roles (OS Family 4)
	Overview of Windows Azure IaaS
	Video: The Windows Azure Web Sites diagnostic console << Kudu is the engine behind GIT deployments in Azure Web Sites
	Introduction to HDInsight Services for Windows AzureTWC9: Windows Azure SDK 2.2, Apiphan purchase, Bing Speech Recognition and more... Install and configure PowerShell for HDInsight
	SQL Azure Architecture Windows Azure Sql Reporting Discontinued
	Windows Azure AD authentication support for PowerShell How to Load-Balance Internal Servers << Chris Clayton, say no more Video: Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
	Episode 118: Location based Push Notifications with Windows Azure Notification Hubs Partitioned Service Bus Queues and Topics Device to Cloud, Hands-On. Part 7: The Pi in the Car
	Azure FAQ: IP Addresses and DNS Video: How to Create Windows Azure VPS and setup Jingling Video: Tuesdays with Corey - Virtual Networks
	Windows Azure: Account Delegate Feature - Windows Azure Technical Support (WATS) Windows Azure AD authentication support for PowerShell Windows Azure IaaS Deployment Methodology with PowerShell Part One - PowerShell Script to Deploy Multiple VM on Azure in Parallel
	Virtual Desktop Architectural Reference Guides (Including Azure) Just Released
	Windows Azure IaaS Quick Start Kit (QSK) with PowerShell How to use Bing Translator API in Windows Azure

COMMUNITY

Global Events

Developing Windows Azure and Web Services Jump Start November 13, 2013. 9:00am - 5:00pm PST Improve WINDOWS AZURE - Accelerate Development and Improve Quality with Dev and Test Wednesday, 13th November, 2013 Time : 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Hybrid heaven: Systems Centre Virtual Machine Manager and Windows Azure RegCast for 11/14/2013 at 11:00 GMT Upcoming Webinar: Windows Azure for IT Pros  Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:00 p.m. CT

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