#Azure Action –Community Newsletter – 16th May 2012

AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
AppPoint Software Solutions  Regional – Indian Azure company recognized by Gartner as a Cool Vendors in Platform as a Service (PaaS) providers MediaCorp Regional - The recent concluded Star Awards 2012 voting portal was built on Windows Azure. Link.		Richard Seroter's Interview Series   Four Questions With … Dean Robertson		Microsoft Switched on Briefings - Extending your Business with Hybrid Cloud Solutions. Its best suited for CIO’s, Enterprise Architects and Developer Leads – Signup here. 16th –24th May in your city.   Mexia   Richard [Seroter] Going to Oz to Deliver an Integration Workshop 22-24th May Sydney Azure User Group 'Building Hybrid Applications on Azure & CDN lightening talk' Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Melbourne Azure User Group Thu, 31 May, 2012 *planned   Microsoft and Breeze Connecting Cloud and On-Premises Applications Using Windows Azure Virtual Network June 8th 2-4pm AEST – Mick Badran

AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

	NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Get ready to meet Windows Azure on June 7th Windows Azure SDK for Node.js 0.5.4 Released
In the news	Azure Microsoft Touts ‘High Tens of Thousands’ of Windows Azure Customers Is SAP Dissing Windows Azure — And Favoring Amazon? What’s in a Name? Change in Windows Azure Billing Portal Causes Confusion Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Gaining in Popularity  Related Research Shows Cloud Computing Reduces Time and Money Spent Managing Security HOW TO: Monetize ($$$) PaaS and its Implementation Models Cloud Computing Security Benefits Dispel Adoption Barrier for Small to Midsize Businesses Future of Cloud Security Assessments: Microsoft Leads with Public Registrations on CSA Microsoft 10 Cool Projects from Microsoft's Research Arm Why Microsoft’s Open Data Protocol matters Inside Microsoft’s New Azure Accelerator — Will Redmond Get The Startup Mojo? How Microsoft Is Going Carbon Neutral Microsoft Plans to 'Cloud Optimize Every Business' Partner Microsoft Azure provides platform for Epicor Cloud ERP
Case Study	Family-Friendly Online Organizer Released on Windows Azure          Tagetik Cloud Runs on Microsoft Windows Azure

 

	TECHNOLOGY
Introduction	What is Windows Azure? Essential Windows Azure (Microsoft Cloud) Knowledge : Part 1: Web roles, Worker Roles Get Acquainted with the Finer Details of Azure Services (Part 2) An Introduction to Windows Azure (Part 2)
Architecture	Integration with 911 dispatch center using Azure and SignalR (part 1) CQRS -V1 Pseudo-Production Release Installing Third Party Software on Windows Azure – What are the options? Getting Started with Windows Azure and DotNetNuke
Security	Leveraging Microsoft Azure security features for PaaS security
Open	Language Introducing Fog: A Library for Interacting with Azure from F# Open Source Azure – Discussion Group on LinkedIn Azure Real World: Optimizing PHP Applications for the Cloud
CLOUD SERVICES	Determine Web page paths of a Windows azure Web role The VM Role
STORAGE	Blob Parallel Upload and Download
SQL DATABASE	Cloud Cover Episode 80 - Getting Started with SQL Azure Data Sync Preview How to Create an Incremental SQL Azure Data Source for U.S. Air Carrier Flight Delays Dataset How to Shard with SQL Azure SQL Azure Engine Throttling
MARKETPLACE	Accessing US Air Carrier Flight Delay DataSets on Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket and “DataHub”
Labs	Free Private Data from Silos for Internal Use with Microsoft CodeName “Data Hub”
Big Data	Hadoop on Azure and importing data from the Windows Azure Marketplace Quickstart with Hadoop & Hadoop on Azure
Tools	OneNimbus® 2SQL v 4 – Access to Sql Database Cloud Copy – copy storage files with this command line tool

 

                      

	COMMUNITY
Webinar	Building Windows Phone Applications Using the Fast Lane: Using RIA Services on Azure as Your Backend 05/16/12, 9:15am - 10:30am Architectural patterns for the cloud Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:00 PM (GMT +1)
Other Local Events	Free two day workshop on the Microsoft Private Cloud next week in Sydney. Register here
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