#Azure Action – Weekly Newsletter – 6th May 2011

	Local Overview :
	2011 Excellence in eGovernment Awards – DEC

 

	Readiness & Resources:
Windows Azure:	MSDN Article: How to Connect to SQL Azure through ASP.NET How to Connect SharePoint 2010, Windows Azure Rock Paper Azure under the covers Whitepaper on NoSQL and the Windows Azure Platform A Look Inside Windows Azure Billing New Windows Azure Connect Features Add New Locations, Enhance Interface
Watch:	Walkthrough of SQL Azure DataSync
Case Study:	Tech start-up Social Blaze moved from Amazon Web Services to Windows Azure
Tools:	SQL Azure Diagnostics Tool

	Guidance:
Walkthrough:	Windows Azure Caching Videos and Code Samples Tips on How to Earn the ‘Powered by Windows Azure’ Logo Getting Started with the Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS

	In the news:
General:	How to integrate with the cloud Cloud computing ‘explodes’ the security perimeter
Microsoft:	The next Microsoft in the cloud computing era is ...
Windows Azure:	Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service Guthrie from the .Net developer platform to heading up the newly created Azure Application Platform team HPCv3 SP2 Beta released today.  This latest version includes MPI support. (also VM role) Windows Azure Guest OS 2.4 (Release 201103-01) Windows Azure Toolkits for iOS, Android and Windows Phone

	Events:
Local:	Lifehacker Meetup Week concludes
Global:	53 Cloud Computing and Online Services Sessions at TechEd North America 2011
Webinar:	May 13, 2011: Windows Azure Deep Dive on Windows Azure Data Storage and Compute Services

	Community:
Like Azure?	Mailing list for OzAzure
	Become a fan: www.facebook.com/windowsazure (Azure Facebook Toolkit) Add yourself to my Azure Australia Twitter list Watch CloudCast - episode 3 coming soon Coming soon: Azure Meet up (lets go singular) and potential for Windows Azure user group. Good interest so far!

	Questions:
Q:	What are the primary resources for Java on Azure?
A:	Of the Java tools these two are key: AppFabric SDK for Java™ Developers Windows Azure SDK for Java Its continued to be updated - the latest release of Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse/PHP and new Tutorial are available here