Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 3rd October 2012

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

NEWS		TECHNOLOGY		COMMUNITY
David Burela   New Australian Microsoft MVP for Windows Azure!		John Azariah   Casablanca: C++ on Azure		Sydney Windows Azure User Group NServiceBus & Windows Azure Web Sites Thursday, 4th October 2012 5:45PM and special guest - David Chappell Thursday, October 18, 2012 Examining Public Cloud Platforms: Windows Azure and Its Competitors Brisbane Windows Azure User Group Introduction to Windows Azure Websites Friday, October 12, 2012 1-2pm BigData: Hadoop & StreamInsight in Azure Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5.30pm

                

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

	NEWS
Windows Azure Platform	Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure program Codename “Data Hub”: End of Service
In the news	Press                   Azure rolls out ‘commitment’ pricing, discounting its service for those willing to buy in consistent bulk NFL adopts startup’s [Windows Azure solution] to detect concussions in real time Microsoft takes the wraps off TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 debuts, minus promised Azure hosting Microsoft Hybrid cloud model: update on Microsoft IT application migration Why Cloud Computing Is Efficient Computing Cloud PCI in the Cloud?
Case Study	Towers Watson Introduces Life Insurance Financial Modeling on a Cloud Computing Grid

 

	TECHNOLOGY
Introduction	Creating my first server running in Azure using my MSDN subscription How to host a site or services on Windows Azure?
Architecture	Wildcard Subdomains in Windows Azure       The CloudMonitR Sample            "Architectural patterns for the cloud" Securing Your Data in the Windows Azure Cloud
Open Development	Node.js specific diagnostics for Windows Azure Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java – September 2012 Preview A Windows Azure Service Management Client in Java
-- Features
CLOUD SERVICES	Grid Computing with 256 Windows Azure Worker Roles
MOBILE SERVICES	Having fun with Azure Mobile Services – The setup Experimenting with Windows Azure Mobiles Services (Round 2) Making HTTP requests from Scripts in Mobile Services Part 5 of 5: Introduction to Consuming Azure Mobile Services from iOS
VIRTUAL MACHINES	SharePoint and Windows Azure Virtual Machines HOW TO: Install SharePoint Foundation on Windows Azure VM Windows Azure Virtual Machine Test Drive Kit
VIRTUAL NETWORK	Setting up a Sharepoint farm as an extension to Enterprise Network
WEB SITES	Getting Started with ASP.NET WebMatrix 2 and Azure Websites New open source options for Windows Azure web sites: MediaWiki and phpBB Store DB Connection Info in Windows Azure Web Sites App Settings
--- Core Services
ACCESS CONTROL SERVICES	OData, the Entity Framework and Windows Azure Access Control
CACHING	Windows Azure In-Role Caching
SQL DATABASE	easyJet - Your seat in the clouds awaits you
-- Other
Big Data	HadoopOnAzure REST API Wrapper Sample
DevOps	Learn Everything About Azure Performance Counters and SCOM 2012
Labs	Testing Math Functions in Microsoft Cloud Numerics
Tools	Azure Studio from Windows 8 Store by WhiteLemon IT CloudBerry Cloud Migrator clearTREND Delivers Professional Analytics tools to Investors’ Laptops and Windows 8 Tablets Microsoft Cloud Analysis Tool and Infrastructure Optimization Tool WebMatrix 2: New Templates, Improved Intellisense, Windows Azure Integration AzureWatch Quick Tips

                                                                

	COMMUNITY
Webinar	LIVE WEBINAR: Securing Windows Azure SQL Database Has Never Been Easier Thursday, October 4, 2012 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM IST

-- Other Local
Events	The Cloud - IT evolution or business revolution? New Zealand 7th October.
User Groups	Sydney (Conor Brady/ Ershad Nozari) Melbourne (Mahesh Krishnan and Chris Padgett) Brisbane (Dean Robertson) Auckland (Ryan Crawcour) Perth Cloud User Group (Rivaaj Jumna, Hadwin Fung) Regional NZ: Follow @technetnz @msdnnz Singapore: Singapore Azure User Group (official website)
Social	Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list FaceBook: Becoming a Facebook fan Links: Windows Azure developer jump site for Australia