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Use PowerShell & azcopy to copy files from one Azure Storage account to another

Regan Murphy — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 02:00:41 GMT

I needed to build a script to copy files from one Azure storage account to another. The storage accounts were in different subscriptions - but using the access keys meant this didn't matter. All the files were in a single folder, and there were millions of files. I only wanted to pick up and copy the -video- files. In the script below I copied files from source > local folder > destination. I also spat out a listing of files at the end to both screen and CSV. (NB: I could also have used azcopy to copy directly from source storage account to destination storage account - but there were a few 'page blob' type files for which that didn't work, so copying via local directory was the proposed solution.)

# COPY BLOB FILES 
# FROM: AZURE SOURCE STORAGE ACCOUNT 
# VIA: LOCAL FOLDER
# TO: AZURE DESTINATION STORAGE ACCOUNT

#PAGING PARAMETERS
$LimitRowsForTesting = 150
$MaxReturn = 100
$token = $Null
$total = 0

$bloblist = $null

#source storage account (e.g. https://mysource.blob.core.windows.net)
$source = "mysourcestorage"
$sourcekey = "bT8KLwsa2gYSDsSdt6sl8XPaQLm0rSieW4tNZlvpSgzpXC7AANXuMxIqyaXXkoOrgeg9wQ=="

#destination storage account  (e.g. https://mydestination.blob.core.windows.net)
$destkey = "dOpX0PwYWjUf894WNWvd28ISGKxeplEbSiClqmwVrviOtmfIbqpZvNM0F8F4rtPI3PKIa52gSVQ=="
$dest = "mydestinationstorage"
 
$context = New-AzureStorageContext -StorageAccountName $source -StorageAccountKey $sourcekey
 
do
{    # Fetch first batch of files
    $blobs = Get-AzureStorageBlob -Context $context -Container "video" -ContinuationToken $token -MaxCount $MaxReturn
    $total += $blobs.Count
    if($blobs.Length -le 0) { break;}
    $token = $blobs[$blobs.Count -1].ContinuationToken;

    #break out early for testing
    if($total -ge $LimitRowsForTesting) { $token = $null } 
    Write-Host "Processed $total rows"

    # filter the returned list to only include the file types we're looking for. Also showing example of looking for BlobType
    #https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsazure.storage.blob.blobtype.aspx
    #$filteredBlobs = $Blobs | where {$_.BlobType -eq 'BlockBlob'}
    #$filteredBlobs = $Blobs | where {$_.BlobType -eq 'PageBlob'}
    $filteredBlobs = $Blobs | where {$_.ContentType -eq 'video/mp4'}


    # add matching files to our overall list
    if ($filteredBlobs.Count -ge 1) {
        $bloblist += $filteredBlobs
    }

    # loop through this batch of files and copy them
    foreach ($blob in $filteredBlobs){
        #this code will perform an azcopy to local, then to dest
        $sourcepath = "https://$source.blob.core.windows.net/video/"
        $localpath = "d:\videotemp\"
        $destpath = "https://$dest.blob.core.windows.net/video/"
        $filename = $blob.Name
        $localfile = $localpath + $filename
        $logfile = "c:\azcopylogs\" + $blob.name + ".txt"
        #copy to local temp folder
        azcopy /V:$logfile /Source:$sourcepath /SourceKey:$sourcekey /Dest:$localpath /Pattern:$filename /XO /z:C:\azcopylogs\copylocal
        
        #copy from local temp to remote storage        
        if (Test-Path $localfile){ 
            azcopy /V:$logfile /Source:$localpath /Dest:$destpath /DestKey:$destkey /Pattern:$filename /XO /z:C:\azcopylogs\copyremote 
        }
        
        #delete local copy
        if (Test-Path $localfile){ 
            Remove-Item $localfile 
        }
    }      
} while ($token -ne $null)
# when continuation/paging token is null there are no more batched rows to be returned

#output list of all files
$bloblist | Export-CSV c:\azcopylogs\file-listing.csv
$bloblist | Format-Table

Fetching your Azure core count limit for each region using PowerShell (ARM)

Regan Murphy — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 02:25:24 GMT

With the move to Azure Resource Manager, it looks like the core-count limits are now per-region-per-subscription instead of just per-subscription. How do you find out what your limits are? I was asked that question, so threw together this PowerShell script to give us the answer:

Add-AzureRmAccount $regionlist = (Get-AzureLocation).Name $limits = foreach ($region in $regionlist) { Get-AzureRmVmUsage –Location $region | where {$_.Name.LocalizedValue -eq “Total Regional Cores”} | Select @{label="Region";Expression ={$region}}, CurrentValue, Limit } $limits | Format-Table -AutoSize

This will return a table showing each region, the currently used core count (CurrentValue) and the corresponding core limits (Limit), like this: [caption id="attachment_1105" align="alignnone" width="320"] azure core limits by region[/caption]

Free IT Pro Tools to help you build your Cloud Career

anonymouscommenter — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:11:12 GMT

Cloud technology is transforming how you do your job. Keeping up with the necessary skills and trends is more important than ever. Microsoft is introducing two new free programs for IT Professionals who want to build and grow their career in the cloud-first world:

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IT Camps are here!

anonymouscommenter — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:30:18 GMT

More Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure Camps coming from February 2016. See you there!

Happy holidays,

- The TechNet NZ Team and @nzregs.

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The 300 level, expert lead, one day events known as the Microsoft IT Camps are here! Get hands-on and get skilled-up quickly at no cost. Register now, while there’s still space for you and your laptop available.

IT Camp: Windows 10 for Business

Attend this Windows 10 IT Camp to gain a deeper understanding around Windows 10 for business. This IT Camp will be covering what’s new in Windows 10, Windows 10 Deployment and Provisioning, and Windows 10 Security. You also have the option to BYO secondary Windows 7 or Windows 8 device to upgrade throughout the day with the help of a Windows expert.

Auckland, Tuesday 20 October.
Wellington, Thursday 22 October.

IT Camp: Azure Infrastructure

If your organisation needs to scale on-demand, rapidly respond to your customers, and maintain total control over your data at all times, consider extending your datacentre and choosing a Hybrid Cloud model infrastructure. Attend the IT Camp “Azure Infrastructure” to learn how your existing skills are applicable to extending your business beyond the capabilities of your on premises infrastructure.

Wellington, Thursday 12 November.
Christchurch, Tuesday 24 November.
Napier, Tuesday 8 December.

Hope to see you there!

- @nzregs and The TechNet NZ Team.

2015 Wrap-up

anonymouscommenter — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:27:03 GMT

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2015 Recap

Each 12 months we take wide strides forward in-step with our top notch ISV partners, students and startups. As we near the end of the year we take a look over our shoulders. This year we looked back to see the three days in September that usually mark TechEd also marked an institution in the NZ Tech industry that’s been around for 20 years. Not only did the event reach its second decade of awesomeness, but 140+ sessions, 118 speakers from 5 countries and 2,500 attendees. And a new name – Ignite. Ignite NZ will be back 25-28 October 2016. Check out the top three sessions from this year online: The secret to telling awesome stories from Microsoft’s Chief Storyteller, The Microsoft DevOps Vision and Aligning Architecture to Organization.

Ignite is our largest event each year. But good things come in small packages too. In 2015 we ran over 60 Azure events. Attendees joined us for IT Camps and User Groups across the country. There’s more IT Camps to come in February as well as weekly events from a handful of User Groups and Meetups we enjoy working closely with.

Talk about moving fast. Talk about growing fast. As partners of the Lightning Lab we’ve watched the Auckland cohort and the inaugural Christchurch cohort raise 19 promising startups since March, with the help of the BizSpark programme and the recently announced $20 million support package that marks our commitment to supporting the ecosystem.

Emerging tech stars are shooting up from our tertiary institutions as well. This year the Microsoft Student Accelerator programme delivered 15 events and are now placing 129 students into work experience with 32 of our customers and partners for the summer.

We continue to see our partners embracing our new platforms, with Xero releasing the new integrated Outlook Office app available on the Office Store. TVNZ releasing their TVNZ Ondemand services built on the Universal Windows Platform with Mobile and XBOX One coming in 2016.

Time to take a breath. We’re closing in on the finish line now. We’d like to wish you a restful break, and thank you for joining us on the journey in 2015. With next year’s starting line on the horizon I’d like to finish on one note, and that is – see you there.

Nigel Parker
Director
Developer Experience
Microsoft New Zealand

News

EMM 2015 Recap
Enterprise mobility continues to be one of the fastest growing categories in the industry. 2015 was a good year for mobility innovations across hardware (like Surface Pro 4 & Surface Book), great mobile OS updates, and a massive change and consolidation amongst the mobility management vendors. With all of that in mind, read more to find out what to expect in 2016.

Display Scaling in Windows 10
Windows 10 delivers desktop and mobile UI which looks polished and crisp across a wider range of display densities and viewing distances. Finally, Windows 10 drives support for high quality multi-monitor scaling for docking and projection into more of both our desktop and our mobile UI. Read more to find out the basics of scaling in Windows 10 on how it works, and how users will benefit from the work we have done. Here is quick overview.

Small enterprises and StorSimple
StorSimple is a hybrid cloud storage solution that is built on Microsoft’s vision to help enterprises move faster, save money, and integrate on-premises applications and data with the cloud. With StorSimple, customers have reduced their storage costs, eliminated infrastructure sprawl, simplified data management, and increased IT agility to help transform their businesses.

Windows 10 Compability
Ensure your mission critical applications and programs continue to work as your organization plans for its migration to Windows 10, while providing greater flexibility and freedom to your end users than ever before. Check out the video on application compatibility on Windows 10, iOS and Android.

Upcoming Events

IT Camps return in 2016
From February 2016

Stayed tuned for more Infrastructure Modernization and Azure Hybrid Cloud camps coming in 2016.

Fresh courses from Microsoft Virtual Academy

Modernize Your Datacenter
In this course, find out how to embrace the modernization of on-premises infrastructure, hybrid cloud approaches, and new models for application delivery.

Simplify Mobile App Management and Secure Email on Any Device
Join this session, and learn how Microsoft Intune and Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) can help you solve these problems and how they offer the answer to your enterprise mobility management (EMM) needs.

Accelerate deployment of Windows 10 at scale
Learn how Microsoft is gearing up to make the deployment and upgrade of Windows 10 using Configuration Manager or Intune the easiest yet.

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A platform for modern server applications

anonymouscommenter — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:15:12 GMT

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Windows Server 2016 - A platform for modern server applications

We’re now onto the fourth technical preview – TP4 – for Windows Server 2016, and it’s really starting to come together nicely. This new Windows Server has been designed with the cloud-first world in mind and brings many enhancements to features such as software-defined networking (SDN), software-defined storage, and changes to support modern computing models including containerisation and micro services.

What’s new in TP4?

We saw Windows Server containers light up in the TP3 release. This release brings us Hyper-V containers which allow for an additional deployment option and a higher level of isolation. Both of these container implementations support Docker for management. Nano Server, a highly optimised and small footprint version of Windows Server, was delivered in TP2. It went through some big changes to make it easier to deploy in TP3 and now we’ve added support for PowerShell Desired State Configuration. There are also many more improvements in software-defined storage and networking in this release and a new release of System Center to manage and support these.

Show me :)

There are many resources on the internet that will help you understand some of these new features and technologies. Here are just a few of the recent ones: Mark Russinovich demonstrates Hyper-V Containers on the Microsoft Mechanics show (12 mins). Hear Ben Armstrong cover What’s new in Hyper-V (1hr 16 min) and Matt McSpirit walk us through Software Defined Networking (1hr 11 min) at Ignite Australia. See Jeffrey Snover talking about Windows Server 2016 (14min), Windows Server 2016 Storage (15min), and Nano, Containers and the Modern App Platform (14min) on Channel 9.

Let me at it!

There are a two ways to try out the latest technical preview. By far the easiest method is to spin up an Azure Virtual Machine. Look for the images beginning with “Windows Server 2016” in the Azure Marketplace for quick start options for Full Server, Nano, and Containers. If you don’t currently have an Azure subscription, then you can sign up for a free trial at aka.ms/azuretrial. You can also download the ISO for TP4, and use the popular Customer Experience Guides to explore. System Center TP4 versions are available also.

To the source…

I’ve summarised just a couple of the new and updated features here. To explore more about what’s new or updated in this release head over to the TP4 announcement blog post from the Windows Server and Cloud Platform team.

Regan Murphy
Technical Evangelist
Microsoft New Zealand

Fresh courses from Microsoft Virtual Academy

What really happens when there is an Office 365 service incident, and what's my role?
In this session, learn more about the continuous investments in processes and tooling to provide more transparent and actionable communications so that you're ready to be successful in your role before, during, and after a service incident.

Microsoft FastTrack: The Customer Success Service
FastTrack helps Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility Suite customers evaluate, onboard, and drive user adoption of these cloud services. Learn how this service provides not only methodology guidance, tools, and resources but also direct engagement with Microsoft Engineers to help you get the most out of your subscriptions, at no additional cost.

Manage Enterprise Voice for Skype for Business 2015
Learn to how to analyze reports and troubleshoot Skype for Business 2015, and get guidelines, best practices, and considerations to help you optimize your enterprise voice deployment.

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Partner with us

anonymouscommenter — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:47:37 GMT

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Partner with us

If you’re selling Microsoft products and services into your customer base, or developing products that are based on Microsoft technologies, then you should become a Microsoft Partner.
Why become a partner?
There are many benefitsthat you can take advantage of including:

internal-use licensing of Microsoft products and services – including Office 365 and Azure
access to tools, products, and demos to help you sell
additional margins when selling certain products
access to exclusive partner training and events
listing in Pinpoint - the Microsoft partner directory

Cloud Competency Partners
The cloud is well and truly here and many of our partners are now delivering cloud, or hybrid-cloud solutions. As such, we have created four cloud-focussed competencies for our partners and are currently offering enrolment for no fee at the Silver level, or at a reduced cost for Gold level. Find out a bit more about each cloud competency here:
Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions: for partners selling Microsoft Office 365 to SMB
Cloud Productivity: for partners deploying Microsoft Office 365 to enterprise customers
Cloud Platform: for partners who deliver infrastructure and SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure
Cloud Customer Relationship Management: for partners deploying cloud-based CRM Online solutions.
Microsoft NZ Partner Newsletter
As a partner you’re also welcome to sign up for the partner newsletter. This is the best way to keep up to date with all the news, events, and opportunities coming up for Microsoft Partners.

Regan Murphy
Technical Evangelist
Microsoft New Zealand

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How influential are you?
Here's your chance to grow your influence over the web and be in to win a trip to the Microsoft Ignite conference in the States. Enter by creating a Channel 9 video for our millions of viewers globally, or by answering technical questions in selected forums. Registrations close next week. Find out more or go ahead and register now.

Linux & Docker Container management with OMS
Operations Management Suite (OMS) is a simplified IT Management Solution that provides Log Analytics, Automation, Backup and Site Recovery. The OMS Agent for Linux is the easiest way to collect Syslog events, Performance metrics, Container data, as well as Nagios and Zabbix alerts. The agent is a light, open and modular agent built on proven open source components.

Creating Pop-ups by using PowerShell
Ever thought to yourself “wouldn’t it be nice if I had a little notification icon pop-up that would tell me how much RAM and CPU each of my hosts was using? I wonder if PowerShell can do that?” It can. Here's more on creating pop-ups with PowerShell.

Reflecting on ConfigMgr
Our goals with ConfigMgr in this release cycle are all centered around finishing the work we started back in 2010 (when we were building ConfigMgr 2012) to deliver ConfigMgr as a service. When any IT organization or business unit looks at the challenges ahead, the need for an integrated solution is clear. In particular, a need for an integrated system that does six irreplaceable things.

Keeping up with Windows 10

Windows 10 in the Enterprise
Enterprises want a joined-up experience – one that delivers a converged ecosystem. Join Katharine Holdsworth and Simon May as they take you through the new Windows infrastructure, capabilities and experience for a modern enterprise.

Upgrading to Windows 10: In Depth
With Windows 10, we are encouraging everyone, including organizations, to upgrade from their existing OS (Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1). This upgrade process is easy and reliable, but how exactly does it work? We dig deep and explore how the process works to ensure that everything is preserved.

Windows 10 + Azure AD + Intune = Full Desktop Management and Provisioning in the Cloud
Join us as we take a retail bought laptop running Windows 10, connect it to the internet and with the power of Azure AD and Windows Intune convert it to a fully managed Windows 10 Enterprise corporate device complete with applications.

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A question of forums

anonymouscommenter — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:04:01 GMT

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A Question of Forums

As an IT Pro you’re one of the “go-to” people in your organisation. You’ll likely be fielding questions from all over the IT spectrum – whether you’re the actual expert or not...Luckily there are a bunch of resources out there to help you maintain your IT Superstar persona! One of those resources is the TechNet Forum.
Whether you have a question about connecting a printer to Windows 10, federating your Skype for Business deployment with other organisations, or moving your servers to the cloud with Azure, you’ll be able to ask your question on the forums – or find the answer there if someone has asked it before.
Who answers these questions you might ask? It’s a community site so you’ll find answers coming in – often very quickly – from other IT Pro’s, from Microsoft MVP’s (we have over 30 in NZ), and also from Microsoft Staff (like me!)
Not finding the answer on the TechNet forums? There are some other great resources out there too. Geekzone is a locally based forum site which has a very active community and a bunch of IT Pro related forums including Lan, VoIP, Windows, Desktop, and Laptop/Mobile.
There are also a number of User Groups that meet regularly around New Zealand. If you’d like to catch a presentation on something topical and connect with some of your peers over pizza and a drink then keep an eye on the events section in this newsletter, or go and join a meetup or two on meetup.com. In the Cloud/Infrastructure/Windows subject area there are meetups in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington that you can join.
Whichever way you get your answers, I’m sure your people appreciate your knowledge and willingness to help. Perhaps next year they can recognise you for this with cake or ice-cream on your special day…

Regan Murphy
Technical Evangelist
Microsoft New Zealand

News

Microsoft Mechanics Launches
The show that brought you the latest in Office from the engineers behind the tech is expanding to cover the breadth of Microsoft technologies. Today marks the launch of Microsoft Mechanics, our official new show and video platform for tech enthusiasts and IT professionals. We’ll cover the latest tech from the Azure, SQL/BI, Windows and Surface teams with the same demo-packed 10-minute shows from the engineers and experts.

Windows Server 2016
What’s new in Windows Server 2016 Preview? Which, if you haven’t heard, is now available on-demand. Walk through the questions here that focus around upgrading to Windows Server 2016, specifically using the new rolling upgrade capabilities, then wrap up with some questions under the banner of ‘Operational Efficiencies’, which are a load of cool features to make life better for the Hyper-V admin.

Microsoft and Dell - New Hybrid Cloud Offerings.
At Dell World, Satya Nadella joined Michael Dell on stage to talk about new solutions and investments Microsoft and Dell are jointly making to bring customers into the mobile-first, cloud-first world. The new partnership will mean you have more options than ever to get to your hybrid cloud, on your terms.

Watch #AzureCon On Demand
Missed the #AzureCon event? With all sessions now live on Channel 9, you can still hear from the experts about the latest Azure innovations and easy-to-adopt solutions. With four epic keynote speakers including Scott Guthrie, Bill Staples, T.K. Rengarajan and Jason Zander, alongside 50+ technical sessions, this is an event that shouldn't go amiss. Accelerate your journey to the cloud and get watching!

Windows 10 Sessions from Ignite NZ

What's New in Windows 10 Deployment
With the release of Windows 10, there are new and updated ways to deploy Windows. In this session, we review new recommendations for upgrading existing devices using a simple in-place upgrade process, provisioning tools for transforming new devices into ones ready for enterprise use, as well as updates.

Windows 10 in the Enterprise
Enterprises want a joined-up experience – one that delivers a converged ecosystem. Join Katharine Holdsworth and Simon May as they take you through the new Windows infrastructure, capabilities and experience for a modern enterprise.

What’s New in Windows 10 Management and the Windows Store
In this session, we talk about all the changes that are coming, including enhancements to built-in mobile device management protocols, new Windows Store and volume purchase program capabilities, sign-on capabilities with organizational IDs (Microsoft Azure Active Directory), and much more...

Upgrading to Windows 10: In Depth
With Windows 10, we are encouraging everyone, including organizations, to upgrade from their existing OS (Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1). This upgrade process is easy and reliable, but how exactly does it work? We dig deep and explore how the process works to ensure that everything is preserved.

Windows 10 + Azure AD + Intune = Full Desktop Management and Provisioning in the Cloud
Join us as we take a retail bought laptop running Windows 10, connect it to the internet and with the power of Azure AD and Windows Intune convert it to a fully managed Windows 10 Enterprise corporate device complete with applications.

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Free Trials & Downloads

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Windows 10 Just Keeps Getting Better!

anonymouscommenter — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:17:47 GMT

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Windows 10 Just Keeps Getting Better

New Devices
This week was HUGE for Windows 10. At an event in New York we announced a slew of new devices including:

The Development Edition HoloLens
New Lumia 550, 950 & 950XL devices running Windows 10 Mobile plus the Microsoft Display Dock
The Microsoft Band 2 with an impressive array of new sensors and telemetry
The much anticipated Surface Pro 4 (which you can pre-order here)
...and one of the biggest kept secrets, "the laptop that can replace your laptop" AKA "the ultimate laptop"... the new Surface Book!

It's not over yet, however: our OEM partners have new devices on the way, so get ready for some more exciting announcements. If you weren’t able to catch the live event at 3am, you can catch the replay on-demand here.

Free Training
Of course if you’re going to snag any of those new devices and use them in your organisations, you’ll need to get yourself updated with the latest on the Windows 10 features for business, and understand the options you have when it comes to deployment.

IT Camps: we’re kicking off in October with a couple of free, hands-on, full-day Windows 10 for Business IT Camps in Auckland and Wellington. These will be popular and will ‘sell out’ fast so be quick to secure your seat! We also have a couple of Azure Infrastructure IT Camps lined up for Wellington and Christchurch for you in November.

Online: There is a huge amount of great content available on our Microsoft Virtual Academy and Channel 9 websites to help you learn about Windows 10, Azure for IT Pros, and more. We also have most of the sessions from our Ignite NZ event available online: check out the Windows 10 related sessions listed below, or browse the full catalogue.

Regan Murphy
Technical Evangelist
Microsoft New Zealand

News

New Era of Windows 10 Devices
With more than 110 million devices, and over 8 million business PCs running on Windows 10, there's a whole lot of device goodness to get excited about with the Surface Book, the Surface Pro 4, the new Lumia phones, the Microsoft Band 2, and the HoloLens Development Edition taking to the streets. More device announcements from Microsoft partners (like HP) are on the way. Get ready to be amazed!

Azure Backup Introduces Backup of SQL, Hyper-V VMs & More
The backup of Microsoft SQL Server, Hyper-V VMs, SharePoint Server, Microsoft Exchange and Windows Clients has been introduced in Microsoft Azure Backup server. As well as workload support, Azure Backup comes with support for backup of large data sources and long-term retention for up to 99 years. For more details, refer to the Azure Backup documentation.

You're Going Places. Microsoft Could Be One of Them.
Building and sharing your Windows 10 prowess could win you a trip to Seattle and a backstage pass to see all the exciting things happening across the Microsoft campus. Know it. Prove it. is back, and they've cranked up the technology challenge to another level. Enhance your skills with Microsoft Virtual Academy for a chance to win. More details here.

Upcoming Events

Windows 10 IT Pro Readiness
13 October (Virtual)
The MVP Award Program and the Windows IT Pro teams are pleased to offer a *free* live webcast, as part of a global community event, to provide first hand guidance about Windows 10 Enterprise for IT Pros. Join Microsoft MVPs as they take you through topics such as an overview of the Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows Security, Windows as a Service, Windows Deployment, Windows Management & Store, and Windows Networking.

IT Camp: Windows 10 for Business
20 October (Auckland - BOOKED OUT), 22 October (Wellington)
Registration for our Auckland Windows 10 for Business Camp is now full. Please stay tuned to @TechNetNZ for upcoming events!

Attend this Windows 10 IT Camp to gain a deeper understanding around Windows 10 for business. This IT Camp will be covering what’s new in Windows 10, Windows 10 Deployment and Provisioning, and Windows 10 Security. You also have the option to BYO secondary Windows 7 or Windows 8 device to upgrade throughout the day with the help of a Windows expert.

SQL Server User Group
21 October (Christchurch)
What's new in SQL Server 2016: This month we've persuaded Rob Douglas to tell us all about SQL Server 2016 and it's new features. Come along and learn all about this and how SQL Server is evolving to embrace the cloud and mobile revolutions.

IT Camp: Azure Infrastructure
12 November (Wellington), 24 November (Christchurch)
If your organisation needs to scale on-demand, rapidly respond to your customers, and maintain total control over your data at all times, consider extending your datacentre and choosing a Hybrid Cloud model infrastructure. Attend the IT Camp “Azure Infrastructure” to learn how your existing skills are applicable to extending your business beyond the capabilities of your on premises infrastructure.

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Browse the latest products from top retailers in the exclusive TradeMe Mall app. Find out how much your car is costing you while you're on the go, and change the way you do accounting with a free trial of the Xero app for Office, which integrates with your Outlook so you can see information on your Xero contacts while you email.

Have a Windows project on the side? Show it off! Share it with the rest of the community in the Kiwi Windows Apps Facebook Group or send us an email at msdnnz@microsoft.com.

Windows 10 Sessions from Ignite NZ

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Windows 10 IT Camps are here!

anonymouscommenter — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:48:42 GMT

IT Camp: Windows 10 for Business

Auckland, Tuesday 20 October. Register here while spaces are available.
Wellington, Thursday 22 October. Register here while spaces are available.

Hope to see you there!

- @nzregs and The TechNet NZ Team.