Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter - 6th March 2013
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ZDNet What Australian businesses need to know about cloud compliance National Business Review Cloud computing as a strategy for NZ business |
Greg Lowe
SQL Down Under Podcast – Tune in for Sql Server and Sql Database goodness |
Microsoft Week 3 in the 6 Weeks of Azure | From zero to cloud hero in 6 weeks
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WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL |
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NEWS
Windows Azure Platform
- Microsoft Acquires MetricsHub - automates Windows Azure performance management
- Windows Azure Updates: Android Support, SQL Reporting Services, Active Directory, More…
- Mobile Services: Android support, East Asia Region Support, iOS dev content
- SQL Reporting Services: Support in the management portal
- Active Directory: Support in the azure management portal, user and domain management
- Availability Monitoring for Cloud Services. Virtual Machines, Web Sites, and Mobile Services
- Service Bus: New configuration tab and metrics
- Storage: Ability to download blobs directly in management portal
- Media Services: New monitoring metrics and quick start experience
- Cloud Services: Support for .cer certificate files upload
- Localization support for five new languages
- expanded support for the Windows Azure Store – ANZ!
In the news
Press
- Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test - Network World
- Microsoft Strikes Back At Amazon With Windows Azure Community Portal << bit too sensationalist
- Windows Azure Appliances: Unplugged at last?
- Microsoft Improves Active Directory Controls for Windows Azure
- Breakdown in Procedures Caused Azure Outage
- Microsoft brings Azure back online
- Microsoft to provide credit to customers after Windows Azure outage
- Microsoft Still Ranked Most 'Indispensable' to CIOs
Cloud
- Gartner Says Worldwide Public Cloud Services Market to Total $131 Billion – IaaS leads the charge
- Glass Half Empty: Understanding Cloud Computing SLAs
- Literature and Cloud Computing – How the Cloud Affects Authors
Microsoft
- Windows Azure Service Disruption from Expired Certificate
- Details of the February 22nd 2013 Windows Azure Storage Disruption
- Microsoft Joins Open Data Center Alliance To Shape The Future Of Cloud
Case Study
- E-Health Provider Uses Microsoft Cloud Solutions to Significantly Cut Costs and Improve Service
- Halo 4 Team Uses Agile, Cloud-Based Big Data Solution to Quickly Deliver BI Insight
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TECHNOLOGY
- Get started with Mobile Services for Android
- Windows Azure – Get more benefits from the MSDN subscription!
- Learn Windows Azure Cloud Services from Beginning: a Mini Online Course:
- Real-World Scenarios for Node.js in Windows Azure
- Working with Windows Azure SQL Database in PhpStorm
- CloudCover Episode 101 - Real-World Windows Azure with Auth0
Features
- Headsup: Brace for Changes in the Windows Azure Active Directory Developer Preview
- Portal changes:
- Important news this morning- New Active Directory Features in the Windows Azure Portal
- Exploring the new directory features in the portal
- Adding a co-admin from the directory and use phone-based multi-factor authentication
- Managing Windows Azure AD from the Windows Azure Portal 3– Add a Co-Admin, Use 2FA
- A Tour of Windows Azure Active Directory Features in Windows Azure Management Portal
- Windows Azure, now with more enterprise access management!
- Signing up for a Windows Azure subscription backed by an organizational account
- Microsoft ASP.NET Tools for Windows Azure Active Directory – Visual Studio 2012
- Windows Azure Authentication tutorial.
- Adding a custom domain to Office365 using WAAD
- Windows Azure HDInsight Introduction and Installation Video << really well done
- Hortonworks delivers beta of Hadoop big-data platform for Windows article
- Announcing Android Support for Mobile Services
- Adding Authentication to Android Apps with Mobile Services
- Adding Push Notifications to Android Apps with Mobile Services
- Learn the ropes of Mobile Services with Brent Simmons
- Periodic Notifications with Windows Azure Mobile Services
- Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 2) Using Windows Azure to Build Back-End Services for Windows 8 Apps
- Publishing ASP.NET Web Sites to “Windows Azure Web Sites” Service
- Benjamin Soulier Logs Into a Web Site Using a Bar Code and Windows Phone
- Using Windows Azure Virtual Machines to Publish and Synchronize a Web Farm
- EdgeShow 53 - Windows Azure Virtual Machines Demos
- Quickly Build Student Hands-On Labs in Azure
- How to make Windows Azure as an Extension of On-Premises Data Center - Windows Azure Virtual Networks - Part 1
- Enable Cross-Premises Connectivity to Windows Azure with Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010
Core Services
- Practical Azure #13: Windows Azure Queue Storage
- Cloud Storage Performance Tests are out and Windows Azure Cloud Storage is #1 in most categories
- F# on Azure: using Table Storage for logging
Other
- System Center 2012 SP1 Explained: App Controller for VM and Cloud Service Deployment
- System Center 2012 SP1 Explained: App Controller as a Single Pane of Glass for Cloud Management, A Primer
- Configuring Connectivity with Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets
- Step-by-Step: Building a FREE System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Lab
- Using the Windows Azure Service Management REST API for scalable management
- Updated Windows Azure Guest OS Releases and SDK Compatibility Matrix
- Migrating Microsoft Access applications to Windows Azure Mobile Services–Part 1
- Announcing Microsoft “Data Explorer” Preview for Excel
- Introducing the Neuron Azure Service Bus Adapter for Neuron 3.0
- Barracuda Partners With Microsoft to Protect Windows Azure Applications
- Azure outage births free cert monitoring software
- Integrate Windows Azure IaaS with RightScale to Improve Your SDLC
COMMUNITY
Events
Global Windows Azure Bootcamp! On April 27th, 2013
LOCAL GENERAL
User Groups
- Sydney (Conor Brady/ Ershad Nozari)
- Melbourne (Mahesh Krishnan and Chris Padgett)
- Brisbane (Dean Robertson)
- Auckland (Ryan Crawcour)
- Perth 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 developer jump site for Australia