#Azure Action – Weekly Newsletter – 4th September 2011

Local Overview :

Curtin trials DNA sequencing in Azure Since March, Curtin has used Azure to study genome sequences of four animals. A couple from last week’s TechEd 2011 Australia: Australian datacentre makes no economic sense, Microsoft says GreenButton revolutionising on-demand compute tasks with Azure Green Button makes Pixar’s RenderMan concept on Windows Azure a reality Westpac debunks cloud myths for banks And then there is this, which is a bit of a non article. I’d rephrase the title to describing the cloud as difficult, when using the cloud is easy. Its not that hard, even for the banks: Westpac: A case study for the complex cloud ***************** Windows Azure Sydney User Group [WASUG] this Thursday 8th of Sept, register for SQLAzure & Java Azure talks

	Readiness & Resources:
Windows Azure:	Windows Azure Remote Desktop Connectivity for PHP Applications Analytics, Leasing, and More: Extensions to the .NET Windows Azure Storage Library August 2011 release of the Windows Azure Tools adds some welcome bits Deploying An Azure Application CRUD operation on Windows Azure table storage as WCF Service MSDN update: Overview of Enabling Communication for Role Instances
SQL Azure:	Getting SQL Azure to handle your Session State DAC SQL Azure Import Export Service Client V 1.2
AppFabric:	Windows Azure Service Bus & Connect: Compared and Contrasted
Watch:	Exploring the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android
Case Study:	Traffic for London. Bus times go mobile with beta test of Countdown app in London
Tools:	Azure AppFabric ACS Authentication (4.1) for Adxstudio Updated: SQL Azure Migration Wizard v3.7.7 Quest Software, Inc.’s Spotlight on Azure management application

	Guidance:
Walkthrough:	Configuring the Systems Center Monitoring Pack for Windows Azure Applications on SCOM 2012 Beta Tutorial: Developing a Windows Azure Data Application Using Code First and SQL Azure:
Architecture:	Building Windows Phone Applications Using Windows Azure
Book:	Windows Azure Free Ebook and Free Online Course

	In the news:
General:	When Worlds Collide #2: HTML5 + Cloud = Elasticity²
Microsoft:	Microsoft: Our clouds are cheaper than VMware clouds
Windows Azure:	The Register says Apple's iCloud runs on Microsoft and Amazon services Number of roles in Windows Azure deployments is now 25. Internal endpoints can now be allocated to roles in any combination Workflow Foundation Activity Pack for Windows Azure CTP 1 Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices – Now With Android!

	Events:
Local:	Melbourne User Group Planning 15th September… watch this space Sydney Azure User Group First Meeting - 8th September. Register here BizSpark Azure Startup Camp – Sydney 9-11th of September Windows Azure Circle Architect Readiness (6-8th September, Sydney)
Webinar:	Webinar: Lap Around: Windows Azure and Kentico 6.0

	Community:
Social:	o Become a Facebook fan o Add yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list o Keep up to date with our monthly CloudCast o Mailing list for OzAzure

	Questions
Q:	My compute emulator isn't running. How can I force it to start?
A:	Use the system tray icon, debug from Visual Studio or use the RunInEmulator.cmd to start up Compute Emulator and deploy your service package to it