#Azure in Action – Community Newsletter – 2nd August 2012
WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL |
NEWS |
TECHNOLOGY |
COMMUNITY |
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Revera (NZ)
Microsoft works two angles with 'sovereign safe' Revera cloud computing hookup |
Romiko Derbynew
Windows Azure Cloud Drive–Dealing with large VHD’s and Blob Snapshot Restores
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Brisbane Azure User Group Wednesday 8th August 2012 @ Microsoft Windows Azure SQL Database and SQL Reporting for Developers with Dr. Greg Low Sydney Azure User Group Thursday 9th August @ City Hotel - Emperor Lounge Azure Virtual Machines & Saasabi (ISV) Melbourne Azure User Group 2nd August session Postponed TechEd Australia 2012 Get all the early info the landing page |
WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL |
NEWS
Windows Azure Platform
- Introducing a New Capability in the Windows Azure AD Developer Preview: the Windows Azure Authentication Library
- Microsoft Offers Customers and Partners a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for Windows Azure
- Windows Azure Marketplace Update: New Features, Availability in 12 New Countries
- Windows Azure Active Directory Rights Management Preview now available
In the news
Press
- Microsoft pins Azure outage on network miscue
- Microsoft opens up Office 365 and Azure single sign-on for developers
- Windows Azure Quietly Puts Its Pieces Into Place
- Microsoft Azure cloud grows four-fold in a year
- Price Drops on the Azure Cloud
Cloud
- What considerations must a CIO make when moving to the cloud
- Persistent Threat Management
- DoD Cloud Computing Strategy
- Innovate with Cloud Computing
How to Survive in the Cloud (Infographic)
Case Study
- KU Leuven benchmarks Machine Learning in the cloud
- iVoteSports Scales its Baseball-Focused Mobile Game App with Windows Azure
- MLS Using Windows Azure in Education
- Sports New Media
- Social Media Tool Helps Sports Stars and Organisations Engage with Fans
- ”Site Selector” Enhanced with Microsoft Windows Azure (integrates commercial real estate with community and market analysis )
TECHNOLOGY
Introduction
- How to Assess Costs of using Windows Azure for your Applications
- How to choose the right Cloud service in Windows Azure
- Azure Data and Databases - When to use what
Architecture
- The “traffic cop” pattern
- Great management tools can be a catalyst for Azure adoption
- Windows Azure Visio Shapes
Security
- "I want to program my firewall using IP ranges to allow outbound access only to my cloud apps"
- Running WIF Relying parties in Windows Azure
DevOps
Hosting
- Configuring Windows Azure Services for Windows Server
- Service Bus [for Windows Server] Symmetry
- Service Bus for Windows Server, the New Features
- Windows Azure Services for Windows Server - Part 2
- Hands-on Windows Azure Services for Windows
Open Development
General
Node.JS
JAVA
- Cool cloud stuff for Java programmers
- Java Applications in Windows Azure Cloud Services using Eclipse
Mobile
-- Features
CLOUD SERVICES
- The Power of the Worker Role: Windows Azure + Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Better Together, Part Three
- Configure IIS websites on Windows Azure with startup tasks and AppCmd
MEDIA SERVICES
WEB SITES
- Windows Azure Web Sites
- Windows Azure Web Sites Modern Application Sample – Cloud Survey
- Facebook Apps and Windows Azure Web Sites (Part 1 – Getting Started)
- Windows Azure for IT Pros Series: “Web Site” Feature
- Running multiple wordpress blogs on Azure Websites
VIRTUAL MACHINES
- Building a Multi-Server SharePoint Farm in Windows Azure
- Connecting Windows Azure Virtual Machines with PowerShell
- Data Series: How To Setup SQL Server on Windows Azure Virtual Machines
- Hosting SQL Reporting Service on Azure Virtual Machine
VIRTUAL NETWORK
- Windows Azure Virtual Network VPN with TMG 2010
- Creating a Windows Azure virtual network with site-to-site VPN to SonicWALL
- Introduction to Windows Azure - IaaS Virtual Network
--- Core Services
CACHING
SERVICE BUS
- Transactions in Windows Azure (with Service Bus) – An Email Discussion
- Installing and Testing the New Service Bus for Windows
- Service Bus and “pushing” notifications
SQL DATABASE
- Fault-tolerance in Windows Azure SQL Database
- SQL Azure’s Journey from Inception in Year 2008 to June 2012!
STORAGE
- Extending ELMAH on Windows Azure Table Storage
- Windows Azure Table Storage and Windows Azure SQL Database - Compared and Contrasted
- How to create a custom blob manager using Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012 RC, and the Azure SDK 1.7
- CloudCover Episode 84 - Windows Azure Storage Updates and a Preview of the Client Storage Library vNext
- Windows Azure Storage – 4 Trillion Objects and Counting
- Upload to Shared Access Signature blob using WebClient (REST API)
- Windows Azure: Effective use of the Storage and SQL Azure
TRAFFIC MANAGER
ACCESS CONTROL SERVICES
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
- Windows Azure Authentication Library: a Deep Dive
- Identity & Windows Azure AD at TechEd EU Channel9 Live
- Windows Azure Active Directory enables single sign-on with cloud apps
- Inside the Windows Azure Active Directory Web SSO Sample for Java
- Adding Your Domain to a Windows Azure Active Directory in Office 365 Preview Enterprise (E3) Edition
- Get Started with Windows Azure Active Directory (Developer Preview)
- A Guided Tour of the Windows Azure Active Directory Developer Preview Sample Application
- Single Sign On with Windows Azure Active Directory: a Deep Dive
- Enabling Windows Azure AD Rights Management in Office 365 Enterprise Preview
-- Other
Marketplace
- Check your Windows Azure Datamarket remaining quota
- New Bing SERP checker using Windows Azure Datamarket
Big Data
Office
- Windows Azure auto provisioned apps for SharePoint 2013
- Power View Tip: Scatter Chart over Time on the X-Axis and Play Axis
- Windows Azure and Office 365
- Configure SharePoint Online Preview to use Windows Azure AD Rights Management
Windows 8
Tools
- Azure Tools Belt: Application Auto-scaling Bloc – WASABi
- Windows Azure Performance Management, Monitoring Using AppDynamics RightScale Supports Windows Azure Eyeing Greater Market Share
- An Independent Review of Explorer Tools for Windows Azure Blob Storage
COMMUNITY
General Webinars
- Hortonworks and Microsoft Bring Apache Hadoop to Windows
- Compuware Presents Live Customer Webcast Featuring Time Cockpit: "How timecockpit.com Made Azure Work for Them"
General Events
User Groups
- Sydney (Conor Brady/ Ershad Nozari)
- 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 (still to be move to Azure Web Sites!)
- FaceBook: Becoming a Facebook fan
- Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list
- Email: Joining the Mailing list for OzAzure