#Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 20th March 2012

AZURE IN ACTION - HIGHLIGHTS DOWN UNDER

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
Microsoft Australia Windows 8 Developer Camps across Australia Switched On Briefing coming to a city near you in May		Mexia Guidance for integration architecture on the Microsoft Business Platform		Windows Azure Sydney User Group User Group March meet up will be on running 'Node.js in Windows Azure' 22nd March at 6pm Brisbane Azure User Group Introduction to SQL Azure 21st March 2012 Melbourne User Group April – details to follow Microsoft and Breeze Ten Must-Have Tools for Windows Azure April 3rd, 2-4 pm

AZURE IN ACTION - WEEKLY ROUNDUP

	NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Microsoft Endpoint Protection for Windows Azure Customer Technology Preview Windows Azure Guest OS 1.17 (Release 201112-03) Windows Azure Guest OS 2.9 (Release 201112-03) We're hiring strong developers on the Azure app platform team - Node.js, https://ASP.NET, PHP, Java...
In the news	Azure Microsoft Plans Q4 Debut for Dynamics ERP on the Azure Cloud Klout is making its bed with Hadoop and … Microsoft Microsoft tosses Simpana Azure salad, feeds it to cloud punters The Future of Microsoft Windows Azure Related Microsoft exec: 'Cloud a half-trillion dollar biz by 2020' Microsoft Launches Company's First-Ever Startup Accelerator Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework Sample Updates in March, 2012 Building the Internet of Things Partner: Locate Windows Azure partners with Microsoft Pinpoint directory HP Cloud and Microsoft Windows Azure: On A Collision Course?
Case Study	Customers Talk About How Windows Azure Helps Them Run and Grow Their Business in Three New Videos HIPAA-Compliant Document Management Solution Expands Into Global Market by Migrating to Windows Azure Cloud Platform AssureSign Selects Windows Azure to Provide Cloud-based Electronic Signature Windows Azure Showcase Apps for Governments, Healthcare and Education

	TECHNOLOGY
Introduction	Azure Training Playlist.
Architecture	Video: A glimpse inside Microsoft’s high-tech Global Security Operations Center Sending Email Notifications from Windows Azure Building Hybrid Applications in the Cloud on Windows Azure  Retry Azure Cache Operations (CSAzureRetryCache) Windows 8 Developer How To: 4. Troubleshoot Apps Using Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8
SQL Azure	March Madness – SQL Azure – sys.sql_logins Nice New SQL Azure Integrations in SQL Server 2012 Connecting SQL Azure with Android
ACS	Episode 72 - New Tools for Windows Identify Foundation and ACS Windows Identity Foundation Tools for Visual Studio 11 Part IV: Get an F5 Experience with ACS2
Service Bus	AMQP and Windows Azure Service Bus
Open	Windows Azure PowerShell for Node.js - Shiju Varghese's Blog Azure Real World: Migrating a Drupal Site from LAMP to Windows Azure anode: An Experimental node.js Platform for Windows Azure
DevOps	Applying Config Transformation app.config in Windows Azure Worker RoleProgrammatically finding Deployment Slot from code running in Windows Azure Automated Performance Counter Injection in Windows Azure Roles
Big Data	Expanded Hadoop Preview for Big Data Customers Trying out Hadoop on Azure Screencast Series
Book	Review: Patterns & Practices Books on Windows Azure

	COMMUNITY
Seminar	Hands on: Windows Azure Diagnostics [Mar 29]
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