#Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 30th May 2012

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05/30/2012

AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

NEWS

TECHNOLOGY

COMMUNITY

Veda

Financial Services firm builds introductory services on Windows Azure. See Geocoder - Real-time address verification for Australia

Expanz

Platform update for the Azure portable framework fro fast apps, quick clients

LifeHacker

Learn Windows Azure And Win A Nokia Lumia 710 Smartphone. Easy and fun Windows Azure challenges !

Oh, and Lifehacker Meetups Are Back!

David Burela

Microsoft Silverlight 5 and Windows Azure Enterprise Integration Book reviewed by Neil Mackenzie

Microsoft

MEET WINDOWS AZURE DEV CAMPS

All day event in Sydney on the 19th June

Melbourne Azure User Group

Thu, 31 May, 2012

Building Node.js applications on Windows Azure

Microsoft and Breeze

Connecting Cloud and On-Premises Applications Using Windows Azure Virtual Network

June 8th 2-4pm AEST – Mick Badran

AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

	NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Reimagining Active Directory for the Social Enterprise", Datacenter Expansion and Capacity Planning Windows Azure uses more server compute capacity than was used on the planet in 1999… Full Windows Azure Datacenter IP Ranges Published!
In the news	Azure Microsoft To Announce New Cloud Application Platform, Linux VMs for Azure Microsoft finally goes public with Windows Azure Active Directory details Microsoft to take the wraps off 'Antares' hosting, Linux VM for Windows Azure Microsoft to battle Amazon with Azure improvements and services Microsoft Server and Tool Upgrades Demand CIOs' Attention Test your Windows Azure IQ Related Interest in Cloud Computing Has Peaked Searches down significantly from its previous highs set back in June 2011 Microsoft Microsoft Announces Worldwide Finalists for Imagine Cup 2012 Partner Bit-Wizards Selected by Microsoft as Windows Azure Circle Partner
Case Study	Full Scale 180 Tackles Database Scaling with Windows Azure Herbalife Hosts Independent Distributors’ Custom Websites on Windows Azure

	TECHNOLOGY
Introduction	How to calculate what to move to the Windows Azure cloud, with Wade Wegner
Architecture	Architectural Patterns for the Cloud WordPress: How to migrate from local development to Windows Azure Windows Azure Recipe: Enterprise LOBs
Security	Cloud Fundamentals Video Series: Data Center Security
DevOps	Interpreting Windows Azure Diagnostics Data and Making Adjustments Video: The most common issues support sees for Windows Azure Get CloudNinja for Help Developing Java Apps on Windows Azure Related: How Cloud Solves the IT Maintenance Dilemma – Part 2 Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Manage Your Windows Azure Deployments
Open	Node.js Developing and Deploying Node.js Express Web App on Windows Azure Beginner’s Guide to Node.js on Windows Azure Node.js in the cloud Java Windows Azure and Java: Working with Service Runtime Configuration Other: Develop on Mac, host on GitHub, and deploy to Windows Azure Lucene/Solr on Azure Windows Azure Mythbuster: Open Source
STORAGE	Does a Blob Exist?
SQL DATABASE	Configuring Azure Storage Emulator SQL Server Instance
MEDIA SERVICES	Cloud Cover - Episode 81 - Windows Azure Media Services
Office	Integrating LinkedIn to Mobile Apps and SharePoint using Azure Azure Data Center Performance for CRM Online
HPC	Big Data Big Data, Predictive Analytics, and Self-Service BI Customer Stories
Tools	End to end examples QoS dashboard from Opstera Glassboard 2.0 Private Boards - The app focuses on sharing among private groups, especially businesses, using Windows Azure-based services Introducing the Azure Plugin Library Sending email from Azure – 25,000 free messages per month Related: 50 New Resources and Tools for Web Developers

	COMMUNITY
Webinar	Get ready to meet Windows Azure on June 7th MSDN Live Meeting: Windows 8 Notifications From Windows Azure - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 2:00 PM (GMT+1) Windows 8 Developer Camp – On Demand
User Groups	Sydney (Conor Brady) Melbourne (Mahesh Krishnan and Chris Padgett) Brisbane (Steve Nagy, Dean Robertson) Auckland (Ryan Crawcour) Perth Cloud User Group (Rivaaj Jumna, Hadwin Fung) Regional NZ: Follow @technetnz and follow @msdnnz Singapore: Singapore Azure User Group (official website)
Social	Podcast: Listen to our CloudCast series FaceBook: Becoming a Facebook fan Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list Email: Joining the Mailing list for OzAzure

#Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 30th May 2012

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