#Azure Action – Weekly Newsletter – 15th November 2011

	Local Overview :
	2 new Windows Azure virtual technical specialists for Australia. Congratulations Andy Hitchman from SMS and Conor Brady from Oakton!

	Readiness & Resources:
Windows Azure:	General Using Scala and the Play Framework in Windows Azure Use the Azure as NoSQL database on an ASP siteNET MVC Windows Azure Load Balancer Timeout Details Windows Azure for Social Applications Storage Fetching name of all tables in Windows Azure Storage Tips for uploading large files to Windows Azure Blob Storage Sharing Private BLOBs with the Windows Azure SDK for PHP Windows Azure Drive Snapshot and Updating Azure Drive
SQL Azure:	SQL Azure Throttling & Error Codes
AppFabric:	Service Bus: Managing and Testing Topics, Queues and Relay Services with the Service Bus Explorer Tool. Best Practices for Performance Improvements Using Service Bus Brokered Messaging Windows Azure Service Bus – Push based programming approach ACS Test your App Fabric ACS v2 RPS Application to use actual REALM and Return URL in Cloud and localhost URL in Compute Emulator Implementing federated security with Azure Access Control Service
Marketplace:	Mango Sample: Consume Odata
Watch:	An HTML5-Windows Azure Dashboard, Part 2: HTML5 Video
Case Study:	Creative Software Consultancy Uses [Windows Azure] for Twitter Push Alerts
Tools:	20 Free Online Tools for Website Speed Testing Redgate SQL Azure Backup 2.5 Beta Sepia Glassboard ( See CH9:Social Media Goes Mobile with Glassboard on Azure) Quest Software's free Toad for Cloud Databases  Simplifies cloud database tasks such as generating queries; migrating, browsing and editing data; and creating reports and tables. many types including Microsoft Azure Table Services, Microsoft SQL Azure Microsoft releases beta of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5

	Guidance:
Walkthrough:	Using Windows Azure Connect to Integrate On-Premises Web Services Step by Step guide on Federated Authentication in Windows Azure Web Role using Windows Azure App Fabric Access Control Service How to access Service Configuration settings in Windows Azure Startup Task Developing ASP.NET MVC4 based Windows Azure Web Role Tutorial: Developing a Windows Azure Data Application Using Code First and SQL Azure
Architecture:	Using Windows Azure to Connect LOB Data to SharePoint Online using Business Connectivity Services Hybrid Reference Implementation Using BizTalk Server, Windows Azure, Service Bus and SQL Azure

	In the news:
General:	Cloud Computing - Cloud myth 101: Cloud is a place 3 Best Practices for Hospitals Integrating Patient Data in the Cloud Hadoop World: Learning about NoSQL database Couchbase Hadoop on the Rise as Enterprise Developers Tackle Big Data Microsoft's embracing of Hadoop is proof that the vendor has seen the writing on the wall about big data -- namely that it must give customers and developers the tools they need (be they proprietary or open-source) to work with all kinds of big data. 5 key trends in cloud computing's future The Secret to Doing Cloud Scalability Right Software Pricing Starts to Catch Up to Cloud Computing
Microsoft:	Microsoft Issues System Center Operations Manager 2012 RC Application Performance Monitoring with Operations Manager 2012
Windows Azure:	Platform: Updated Windows Azure SDK & Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK New Release for Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS Windows Azure SDK 1.6 Windows Azure Authoring Tools Windows Azure Emulators Windows Azure Libraries for .NET 1.6 Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. LIKE: publishing enhancements, in place upgrade and multi profiles Other RSA Adds SecurID Two-Factor Authentication to Microsoft Azure Cloud How Azure Can Help Your IT Career

	Events:
Local:	New Zealand Light switch briefing: WELLINGTON – 16 Nov Microsoft Windows Azure Foundation Training Workshop to any New Zealand Developer! Learn Powershell through a series of virtual workshops in November SQL Server Denali Sydney Breakfast Briefing 1 December The Big Picture: “Don’t tell me, SHOW ME!” Global Top Cloud Computing Events
Webinar:	How the Cloud can help you Integrate Seminar - 16th November

Community:

Social:

Become a Facebook fan Add yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list Keep up to date with our monthly CloudCast Mailing list for OzAzure Don’t forget the Windows Azure Feature Voting User groups: Sydney (Conor Brady) Melbourne (coming soon – awaiting City location) Brisbane (register your interest #baug – thanks to  Steve Nagy) Auckland (Ryan Crawcour) Perth (details to follow) Regional: Singapore Azure User Group (official website)

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