#Azure Action – Weekly Newsletter – 19th November 2010

Local Overview

• Windows Azure Platform University - Brett and Owen Report About Australia From Singapore

Readiness & Resources

• Reading: The Economics of the Cloud ( a fantastic read despite the drab title)
• Watching: Cloud Cover Episode 32  - AppFabric caching with @wadewegner
• Case Study: DataMarket  public data in Sweden
• Tools: http://gshahine.com/blog/archives/2010/11/04/azure-service-management-tools/

In the news:

• Microsoft turns Windows Azure into cloud-based supercomputer
  • related: Microsoft Brings Bioscience 'BLAST' to the Windows Azure Cloud
• Microsoft extends MAP support to Azure
• Microsoft Azure does open source computing
  • related: Simplifying NoSQL deployment to the SQL Azure

Events:

For the Enterprise

• CLOUD Summit and CXO Breakfast
  Sydney - 30 November
  Melbourne - 2 December
  Brisbane - 8 December

Tune in Live to Doug Hauger’s #UP2010 Keynote: The Move is On: Cloud Strategies

Community:

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www.facebook.com/windowsazure

Guidance

• Beginning: Windows Azure Starter Page
• Walkthrough: DataMarket and PowerPivot
• Architecture:

Questions

• Q: Can I run a Java runtime on Azure?

A: Yes. See here: Running a Java Environment on Windows Azure

• Some generic tagged questions can be found here. Note: official Windows Azure forum is here