Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 27th March 2013

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

 

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
Microsoft – Greg Stone Assessing risk in cloud computing projects: A free framework ARN Australia a world leader in Cloud computing adoption: BSA MYOB MYOB Opens the Door to Cloud Software with API		Barnardos MyStory– Project Development manager shares how software gives children their storyback PicNic Introducing Pic-Me feedback and approvals solution Aidan Casey (still a local) Securing and authenticating azure service bus relay messages using a shared secret		Microsoft             Dev Camp   Join us at a Free Azure DevCamp Brisbane - March 28th @ Clifton’s . Register here. Brisbane Azure User Group   A .NET Developer's Dive into Riak Wednesday, April 10, 2013

                                                          

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

	NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Mobile Services Updates: New HTML5/JS SDK and Windows Phone 7.5 support Windows Azure Root Certificate Migration – Impact Scenarios - Windows Azure - Troubleshooting & Debugging
In the news	Press Microsoft Windows Azure Service Shows Off Big Data Tools with Hadoop Intro Microsoft Is Building A Poop-Powered Data Center TEMIS Completes Successful Wide Scale Semantic Content Enrichment Test in Windows Azure Microsoft Azure Adds Hadoop and Mobile App Functionality Cloud                                 5 Steps To Convince Your CEO On Cloud Computing  Cloud Computing: 4 Ways To Overcome IT ResistanceCloud and Big Data, Together: A Huge Springboard to Innovation Nonprofits And The Cloud: An Examination Of Future Computing Infographic: Cloud Computing – Fact or Fiction? Microsoft Buildings Go Green…in the Cloud Transforming the Data Center and Hybrid IT A Real Cloud OS for the Enterprise Cloud Era Microsoft Releases 2012 Law Enforcement Requests Report
Case Study	A Window into the Future: Eco-Testing a Building Before It Is Even Built

 

	TECHNOLOGY
	Build Scalable Websites & Apps on Windows Azure Your house, 11 Netduinos and the Cloud...
	HDInsight Service Windows Azure Cloud Services Support Lifecycle Policy
	Installing Sendy (a PHP app) on Windows Azure to send inexpensive newsletter email via Amazon SES Microsoft Azure: Open Source Is A First-Class Citizen
	Claims-based identities in ASP.NET MVC 4.5 using the standard ASP.NET providers Cloud Infographic: How A Data Breach Happens
Features
	A Refresh of the Identity and Access Tool for VS 2012 A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control, 2nd Edition Download Information Protection and Control (IPC) in Office 365 with Windows Azure AD Rights Management whitepaper from Official Microsoft Download Center
	Let there be Windows Azure HDInsight How to Administer HDInsight Service Developing for HDInsight Crunch Big Data in the Cloud with Windows Azure HDInsight Service Azure HDInsight and Azure Storage Windows Azure HDInsight | Windows Azure Cloud Cover Show Updated HDInsight on Azure ASV paths for multiple storage accounts Getting Started with HDInsight
	Practical Azure #16: Windows Azure Traffic Manager Windows Azure Bootcamp - Cloud Services
	Build Websites and Apache Cordova/PhoneGap apps using the new HTML client for Azure Mobile Services Windows Azure Mobile Services - for Organizations and the Enterprise Free utility generating code for Windows Azure Mobile Services - APPA WAMS Windows Phone - Getting Started With Windows Azure Mobile Services Windows Azure Mobile Services releases HTML5 client!
	Running unit tests when deploying ASP.NET to Windows Azure Web Sites WebMatrix Templates in the App Gallery Azure Web Sites – WordPress plugin update bug fixed Deploy to Windows Azure Web Sites from Dropbox Kentico CMS 7 is now available in Windows Azure Websites!
	Windows Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS) and Virtual Networks MongoDB install on Azure using VMDepot
	Creating multiple network gateways in Windows Azure
Core Services
	Compressing messages for the Windows Azure Service Bus Securing and authenticating azure service bus relay messages using a shared secret
Other
	Deploying Virtual Server into Windows Azure with System Center 2012 SP1 APP Controller Windows Azure IAAS & PowerShell - 5 Important Tips TF Service: Deploy on Azure with Database Project Using SC App Controller 2012 SP1 PowerShell module remote Using PowerShell to deploy Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Windows Azure SQL Databases
	WHITEPAPER: Windows Azure eBook References Free utility generating code for Windows Azure Mobile Services - APPA WAMS Egnyte Adds Third Party Cloud for its File Sharing Platform Townsend - Protecting Your Data in the Azure Cloud Run your own Gitorious server on Windows Azure New BitNami Apps Released on Windows Azure Octopus Deploy (a user-friendly release management system for professional .NET developers) released Octopus Deploy 1.5 which includes support for deployment of Windows Azure cloud services Book: Programming Microsoft’s Clouds: Windows Azure and Office 365

 

	COMMUNITY
Events	Global Windows Azure Bootcamp! On April 27th, 2013 Build Conference 2013 announced Octupus deploy webinar on the 28th of March

LOCAL GENERAL
User Groups	Sydney (Conor Brady/ Ershad Nozari) Melbourne (Mahesh Krishnan and Chris Padgett) Brisbane (Dean Robertson/Paul Bouwer) Auckland (Ryan Crawcour) Perth 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, Steve, Mahesh and Mick are MVPs for Australia
Social	Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list Facebook: Becoming a Facebook fan Links: Windows Azure developer jump site for Australia