Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 8th July 2013

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

 

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
Australian Government Australian gov't releases policy on cloud computing services		no updates known this week		Conor Brady Moving On << Sydney Group Leader handles over the mantle – temporarily TechEd 2013

 

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	No known updates this week
In the news	Press Microsoft's cloud leaves manual transmission behind Microsoft Bulks Up Azure to Make it Easier to Build, Expand Cloud Services Europe picks Microsoft cloud to track meds and fight fakes Microsoft Puts Out Azure Welcome Mat for Developers Cloud Risky Business: Cloud Computing in the Sharing Economy Cloud Economics 2.0: German Stock Exchange starts cloud computing exchange How Crowd Computing Helps Make Big Data Manageable With the world embracing cloud computing, who needs mainframes? 3 surefire ways to fail in the cloud China data center roundup: Windows Azure, big data and more Forrester Research Report: The Future of Mobile Application Development Microsoft Titanfall Developer Explains Use of Xbox Live Cloud (Respawn and Microsoft will harness the power of Windows Azure) Video: Azure Accelerated Season 2 - Architecture Review Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview Microsoft Dynamics GP on Azure – how it stacks up Partner Gimmal Delivers Microsoft Windows 8 App, Azure and Office 365 Information Governance and SAP Interoperability Solutions Windows Azure and Solidsoft to power medicines verification cloud
Case Study	Microsoft Case Study: Windows Azure - Delta Generali

TECHNOLOGY
	Roaring for the Lions: Creating a reusable, extensible app development platform using Windows Azure - Video: Building Scalable N-Tier Apps with Windows Azure Cloud Services & Virtual Machines Video: Patterns & Practices for Composing Cloud Services
	Thoughts on OpsMgr and System Center 2012: Cross Post: Windows Azure Pack Cameron Fuller - Windows Azure Pack – Next steps on installation, configuration, and what the portal looks like
	Windows Azure from the Pulpit to the Whiteboard (or Boardroom)
	Getting Started with Node.js on Windows Azure Active Directory (ADFS) to Authenticate Node.js Apps in MS Azure VM Depot (Preview) The Windows Azure Toolkit for Eclipse, July 2013 Preview is ready!
	Windows Azure autoscaling now built-in The new Auto Scaling Service in Windows Azure Plan to Minimize VIP Changes in Windows Azure
	Top Reasons Developers Should Use Windows Azure Mobile Services Mobile Services - Soup to Nuts Download Windows Azure Mobile Gaming Infographic from Official Microsoft Download Center Mobile: Windows Azure Mobile Services - Book Information and Code Download Azure Mobile Services Update–Custom APIs
	Windows Azure Media Services .NET SDK 2.3.0.0 << multi storage account features++ A Discussion of Azure Media Services Practical Azure #23: Windows Azure Media Services
	Video : Deploying Microsoft SharePoint on Windows Azure VMs Uploading and Downloading VHDs to Windows Azure Azure: How to Attach an Empty Data Disk to a New Virtual Machine RDSH Install Fails in Some Azure Gallery Images
	Capturing Dumps of Windows Azure Web Sites - All Your Base Are Belong To Us Setting up a NancyFX website Capturing Dumps of Windows Azure Web Sites HOW TO: Deploy to a Windows Azure Website from Bitbucket
	Cloud Data Migration with Windows Azure - Windows Azure SQL Database
	Windows Azure Storage BUILD Talk - What’s Coming, Best Practices and Internals Video: Using C# to upload data to Azure Blob Storage How to transfer IIS logs to storage account in a custom format in Windows Azure
	Manage Identities in the Cloud with Windows Azure AD ASP.NET updates to support Windows Azure Active Directory Download Windows Azure AD Rights Management Administration Tools and Utilities Windows Azure sign-on: the problems with Live ID Active Directory (ADFS) to Authenticate Node.js Apps in MS Azure Connecting On-Premises Enterprises to Windows Azure Active Directory Organizational Identity/Microsoft Accounts and Azure Active Directory – Part 2
	Azure Thoughts, EAI Challenges: BizTalk PaaS: Windows Azure BizTalk Services – Part III Azure Thoughts, EAI Challenges: BizTalk PaaS: Windows Azure BizTalk Services – Part IV
	TechEd Europe 2013: Service Bus Sessions
	Migrating VMs from VMware to Windows Azure and Hyper-V – Build Your Private Cloud Cameron Fuller - Monitoring and Windows Azure Network Access Control List Capability in Windows Azure Powershell
	Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket
	Get Your App to Windows Azure with RightScale CloudVHD - The Storage Copy Service (Preview) AWS to Azure Managing Windows Azure from iOS with the CloudTools for Windows Azure App Cap Gemini: New cloudservice SkySight enables the power of AND Free: Cloud Cellar: Azure Web Sites Backup Service

COMMUNITY
Global Events	What kind of dev are you? Live Workshop: Elevating Windows Azure Deployments – July 9th 10:00 AM -11:30 AM Pacific Azure Virtual Machines: A Walk in the Cloud 9th July 11:00 AM EST Combining Azure and Business Intelligence 11th July 11:00 AM EST

Local Events
User Groups	Sydney (Conor Brady-> 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