Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter– 11th February 2014


Windows Azure Platform	Announcing Reduced Pricing on Storage - Windows Azure New High Performance Capabilities for Windows Azure
In the news	Press Microsoft updates Windows Azure with staging, monitoring and PCI compliance for websites In China, Microsoft steps up efforts with Bing, Windows Azure Microsoft looks to patent performance-based cloud pricing Microsoft sees profits boom thanks to Surface and cloud computing - IT News from V3.co.uk Microsoft to offer cloud server specifications to Open Compute Project Wanna make your own Azure? Now you can: Microsoft joins Open Compute Project Microsoft Enhances High Performance Computing for Windows Azure Microsoft to the rescue! How Windows Azure saved the Seahawks' Fan-o-Meter NBC Winter Olympics to put Windows Azure to the test Microsoft appoints Scott Guthrie new Cloud & Enterprise chief 'Beast Quake' felt 'round world thanks to Windows Azure How Nadella’s cloud background could change Microsoft’s business Microsoft Cloud Link-up Creates China Cloud Syndrome Cloud Why Major Misconceptions Surround the Enterprise Public Cloud Buzzword Break: Private Cloud? Converged Infrastructure? Why Major Misconceptions Surround the Enterprise Public Cloud Video: Keynote at 13th Cloud Expo – John Shewchuk Enough PaaS vs. IaaS: The cloud is really about Services as a Platform Why BYOD Is Boosting Business Cloud Computing Adoption The end of the beginning of cloud computing Cloud Infographic: Cloud Public, Private & Hybrid Differences Microsoft You Want Access to What? From Where? Keeping Users Productive in a Consumerized World Dear Azure Microsoft: SkyDrive Is Out, OneDrive Is In Rethinking Enterprise Storage Bring the cloud to your Windows app Going for gold: Windows Azure Media Services provide live and on-demand streaming of 2014 Olympic Winter Games on NBC Windows Azure and NBC Sports Team Up to Stream the 2014 Olympic Winter Games to Your Favorite Devices - Visual Studio Online: What It Is, and Why You Should Care Microsoft contributes cloud server designs to the Open Compute Project Partner Why I absolutely love the Microsoft BizSpark Programme
Case Study	Video: TechNet Radio: Delivering Results – How PoliticalTracker uses Windows Azure Software Development Company Launches Secure Mobile Banking App with Windows Azure South China Football Team broadcasts live match updates on cloud Microsoft Case Study: Windows Azure - Solidsoft

TECHNOLOGY


	Fix It app for Building Real World Cloud Apps e-book in C# for Visual Studio 2013 Considerations for Logging in Hybrid Integration Solutions Cloud Design Patterns Whitepaper: An introduction to designing reliable cloud services
	Parallels: : Parallels Announces Support for Windows Azure Pack Windows Azure for your Datacenter Service Management Automation: Integration with Orchestrator
	Getting Started with Windows Azure IaaS Video animation: Windows Azure Overview, Windows Azure History, Windows Azure Services Where’s Azure? Mapping Windows Azure 4 years after full General Availability. How to use SQL Database (.NET) - Windows Azure feature guide Video: Get Started with Windows Azure Today, 01, Overview of Azure
	Video: Load balancing highly available Linux services on Windows Azure: OpenLDAP and MySQL MS Open Tech enhances Open Source PHP SDK for Windows Azure Walkthrough: Setting up a Redis cluster on Windows Azure Steps to Update CentOS 6.3 to CentOS 6.5 on Windows Azure Getting Node.JS + SQL Server + Azure to work together
	Windows Azure: Building Secure Mobile Apps in the Enterprise using Windows Azure Azure in now more “Secure and Compliant” & “Open” Getting Lost in the Cloud: Privacy and Cloud Computing -

	Inconvenient MVC Web Optimization Framework and High CPU Utilization Are Cloud Services Still Relevant? ARR as a highly available reverse proxy in Windows Azure
	Support for package.json in Azure Mobile Services Better NPM Support in Windows Azure Mobile Services with package.json Accessing AAD Graph Information from Azure Mobile Services Mobile Apps to IoT: Connected Devices with Windows Azure Register your apps to use a Windows Azure Active Directory Account login Use Neo4j as your database in Azure Mobile Services Using the Facebook iOS SDK for logging in to Azure Mobile Services How to create a new Windows Phone app to Connect to Mobile Services in Windows Azure?
	Video: How to Use a Windows Azure VM for Windows 8.1 Development Windows Azure: Virtual Machines & Affinity Group Scaling-out SQL Server disks and data files on Windows Azure Virtual Machines…a real-world example Copying a virtual machine from one Windows Azure subscription to another with PowerShell Performance of RAID Arrays on Windows Azure: an Alternative to Horizontal Scaling Configuring SQL Server Database Mirroring across two Windows Azure datacenters Building cloud virtual machines for research
	Video: Windows Azure Web Sites Private Site Extensions How to Create Web Jobs in Windows Azure Web Sites Continuous Deployment (GitHub) with Azure Web Sites and Staged Publishing Introducing Windows Azure WebJobs Getting Started with the Windows Azure WebJobs SDK Running Powershell Web Jobs on Azure websites Managing Web Sites from Web Sites using the Windows Azure Management Libraries for .NET How to deploy Windows Azure WebJobs Windows Azure Website Staging Feature and GitHub Integration WordPress with Memcached on Azure websites Toying around with Visual Studio Monaco on Windows Azure … some side dishes More to explore: configuration options unlocked in Windows Azure Web Sites Deploying TWO websites to Windows Azure from one Git Repository Video: Up and running with Windows Azure Websites Auto-Healing Windows Azure Web Sites WordPress 3.8 on Windows Azure Websites How to swap between staging and production on Azure Websites (video + tutorial)

	Does Gangnam style really exist? New research using Azure aims to find out Microsoft Enhances High Performance Computing for Windows Azure
	Big Data, Open Data and Cloud Strategy
	Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica updated
	Windows Azure Storage Emulator 2.2.1 Preview Windows Azure Storage Analytics SDP Package
	Azure will save you from unexpected Godzilla attack part 1: SQL Azure export will save you from yourself Azure will save you from unexpected Godzilla attack part 2: Red Gate will save you from yourself

	Test Lab Guide: Creating a Windows Azure AD and Windows Server AD Environment with Federation (SSO) Test Lab Guide: Creating a Windows Azure AD and Windows Server AD Environment using DirSync with Password Sync Identity in your own apps with Windows Azure Active Directory Windows Azure Pack with ADFS and Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication – Part 1 Azure Directory Sync Initial Configuration Windows Azure Directory – Single Sign-On at its best Preview Release of iOS and Android SDK now available! Video: Managing identities in your SaaS apps from Windows Azure Step-by-Step: Get Started with Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) and Multi-Factor Authentication Video: Managing identities in your SaaS apps from Windows Azure Active Directory Deploying the #WindowsAzure Rights Management Connector #Cloud Using Windows Azure Active Directory to Authenticate the Management Libraries
	Orchard CMS with Azure Cache on Windows Azure websites (WAWS) Michael Collier shares options for caching data in Windows Azure Windows Azure cache options
	Dave's Tech Blog: First drop of Windows Azure Media Services Guidance Useful resources for Windows Azure Media Services Using Windows Azure and Office 365 to Host Earnings Announcements Going for gold: Windows Azure Media Services provide live and on-demand streaming of 2014 Olympic Winter Games on NBC Windows Azure Media Services .NET SDK 3.0.0.2 release
	Episode 127: Windows Azure Scheduler
	An Introduction to Windows Azure Service Bus Brokered Messaging Azure Notification Hubs with Elio Damaggio - Part 3 - Templates and Internationalization Windows Azure Insider - The Windows Azure Service Bus and the Internet of Things

	Video: Edge Show 86 - Windows Azure Traffic Manager Demos
	Video: Changing a Virtual Network for a VM in Azure New Base Configuration in Windows Azure!

	Success with Hybrid Cloud: Saving Time & Money with a Hybrid Cloud Copy a Windows Azure Virtual Machine Between Subscriptions Managing Windows Azure VMs through PowerShell - Automation–Automating Hybrid Clouds with Windows Azure and PowerShell (Part 2) TechNet Radio: (Part 3) Windows Azure IaaS Quick Start Kit - Sample PowerShell Session Step-by-Step: Perform Cloud Restores of Windows Azure Virtual Machines using PowerShell
	EVault Introduces Backup and Recovery for Windows Azure (Coolest Cloud Storage Vendors) Video: Episode 128: Using the Barracuda Web Application Firewall on Windows Azure How to Setup and Protect an Azure Application with a Barracuda Firewall CloudMunch Eases Application Portability On Windows Azure With Its DevOps Platform Azure cloud plugin for elasticsearch azuremap Video: AzureWatch - Getting Started with Windows Azure Townsend Encryption Key Management for Windows Azure Cloud Cruiser's Hybrid IT Cost Advisor available for Microsoft Windows Azure

COMMUNITY

Coming up Globally	Global Windows Azure Bootcamp GlyQ-IQ Charity lab Episode 301 - Magnus Martensson on Global Windows Azure Boot Camp Solutions Insights Series Windows Azure Virtual Machines: Getting Started with Machines, Networks, and More - Thursday, February 13th, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. PST Windows Azure Virtual Machines – The Real Customer Experience with SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn, Hands-on and Step-by-Step - Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 A.M. PST
Regular Local Events
User Groups	Sydney (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, June, Mahesh, Mick and John are our 5 Windows Azure MVPs in Australia
Social	Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list Facebook: Becoming a Facebook fan Links: Windows Azure Australian Developer Community

Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter– 11th February 2014

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