#Azure Action - Weekly Newsletter - 10th June 2011 | Microsoft Learn

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06/14/2011

Local Overview :

Fujitsu launching global Cloud platform "FGCP/A5" powered by Microsoft Windows Azure - Japan in August

Melbourne-based software developer Open Windows has launched its first Azure applications for local government.
CloudCast Episode 4: Innovation, Openness and the Cloud

	Readiness & Resources:
Windows Azure:	Automating Windows Azure Blob Uploads New Windows Azure Service Management API Introductory: Windows Azure Web, Worker, and VM roles demystified Azure Connect - Not as easy as they say it is Scott Guthrie Reports Some Windows Azure Customers Are Storing 25 to 50 Petabytes of Data post
SQL Azure:	Consuming SQL Azure OData Service using OData Explorer Grab yourself a handful of SQL Azure how-to videos
AppFabric:	Updated IP addresses for AppFabric Data Centers
DataMarket:	Voting Information Project "offers cutting edge technology tools to provide voters with access to customized election information"
Watch:	Cloud Cover Episode 47 - Queues and Topics in the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus
Case Study:	City Government Increases Mobile Worker Productivity with Cloud-Based Solution
Tools:	OData Explorer - Silverlight Application

	Guidance:
Walkthrough:	MSDN Webcast: Windows Azure Boot Camp: Connecting to Windows Azure (Level 200)
Architecture:	Geo-Distributed Services and Other Examples with the Windows Azure Traffic Manager
Book	Windows Azure Step by Step - Microsoft Press

	In the news:
General:	Cloud Insurance? Anyone doing it already? "How Green is My Cloud" - CIO Magazine - Reflects on Greenpeace 2011 Cloud Report findings Will the Cloud Ever Be Truly Open?
Microsoft:	Microsoft poised to launch new Visual Studio debugging tool
Windows Azure:	Microsoft eyes Ubuntu and Debianon Hyper-V. Windows Azure next? Analyze Your Move to the Cloud and Windows #Azure With MAP 6.0 Beta Really? "[Microsoft] already has a version of Linux working on its Azure compute fabric in the lab" Rumour? Apple iCloud used Amazon and Windows Azure

	Events:
Local:	Tim Buntel (@tbuntel) presents at: Yow conference- Java developer conference - Cloud Nights 14th June Australian Computer Society - 23rd June
Webinar:	MSDN Webcast June 14, 2011: Using Windows Azure DataMarket to Explore the Power of Local Weather MSDN Webcast: Integrating High-Quality Data with Windows Azure DataMarket (Level 200) on 6/21/2011 at 8:00 AM PDT

	Community:
Social:	Become a Facebook fan Add yourself to my Azure Australia Twitter list Keep up to date with our monthly CloudCast Mailing list for OzAzure
	CloudCamp Sydney - July 21st Azure meet up penned for 7th/14 July in Sydney?

Questions

Q:

What BizTalk Adapters are there for the Windows Azure Platform?

A:

Amongst others the following are available:

BizTalk WCF Adapter for Windows Azure Storage with the following guidance: Using the WCF BizTalk Adapter for Windows Azure Storage Service to communicate with Windows Azure Blob

Other adapters/guidance:

See also Windows Azure Q&A with Roger Jennings -- Visual Studio Magazine