windows azure news - october 2013

@BrisbaneAzureUG

meetup.com/Brisbane-Azure-User-Group

Windows Azure NewsOctober 2013

updates

Azure Guest OS Families3.x - Windows Server 2012 (.NET Framework 4.0 and 4.5)2.x - Windows Server 2008 R2 or R2 SP1 (.NET Framework 3.5 and 4.0)1.x - Windows Server 2008 SP2 (.NET Framework 3.5 and 4.0)

Platform

Latest Guest OS versions - 3.7, 2.19 & 1.27Includes MSRC patches through September 2013Guest OS family 1 retires 1 June 2014

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/ee924680.aspx

Windows Azure Guest OS MSRC Updates Matrixhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/dn391773.aspx

Platform

Windows Azure CLI Update - 0.7.2https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-tools-xplat/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt

Platform

Compute

New 2-CPU Core 14 GB RAM instance optionNamed A5Used for Virtual Machines (both Windows and Linux) and Cloud Services

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/26/windows-azure-new-virtual-machine-active-directory-multi-factor-auth-storage-web-site-and-billing-improvements.aspx

Web Sites

Logging to Storage Accountshttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/03/windows-azure-new-distributed-dedicated-high-performance-cache-service-more-cool-improvements.aspx

IP and Domain Restriction Now SupportedIIS ipSecurity configuration

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/26/windows-azure-new-virtual-machine-active-directory-multi-factor-auth-storage-web-site-and-billing-improvements.aspxhttp://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/security/ipsecurity

Oracle Software on Windows AzureSupport for Oracle Software Images

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/26/windows-azure-new-virtual-machine-active-directory-multi-factor-auth-storage-web-site-and-billing-improvements.aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/dn439771.aspxhttp://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/campaigns/oracle/

Virtual Machines

Preview of Dedicated Cache ServiceNew distributed, dedicated, high performance cache serviceAbility to use from VM, Web Site, Mobile Service, Cloud ServiceInstances deployed within dedicated VMs, isolated from other customers, fast, predictable performanceNo quotas or throttling behaviorsUp to 150GB per instanceDynamically increase or shrink the instance memory usage

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/03/windows-azure-new-distributed-dedicated-high-performance-cache-service-more-cool-improvements.aspx

Data Services

UpdatesGeneral Availability of Multi-Factor AuthenticationRicher Directory Management

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/26/windows-azure-new-virtual-machine-active-directory-multi-factor-auth-storage-web-site-and-billing-improvements.aspx

Active Directory

Autoscale UpdatesTime Scheduled Autoscale Support for Web Sites and Virtual MachinesWeekday/Weekend Schedule RulesImprovements to Autoscale History

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/03/windows-azure-new-distributed-dedicated-high-performance-cache-service-more-cool-improvements.aspx

Management

New Filtering Options on Operation LogsNew filters: STATUS, TYPE & SERVICE NAMEExisting filters: SUBSCRIPTION & TIME

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/03/windows-azure-new-distributed-dedicated-high-performance-cache-service-more-cool-improvements.aspx

Management Services

announcements

Gartner Recognizes Microsoft as a Cloud Infrastructure Service Visionaryhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/08/28/gartner-recognizes-microsoft-as-a-cloud-infrastructure-as-a-service-visionary.aspx

Windows Azure Achieves another Industry First with its FedRAMP JAB P-ATOhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/09/30/windows-azure-achieves-another-industry-first-with-its-fedramp-jab-p.aspx

Microsoft launches Windows Azure for Research to give scientists cloud-based data collections and toolshttp://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/09/09/microsoft-launches-windows-azure-for-research-to-give-scientists-cloud-based-data-collections-and-tools/

Australian companies move to the cloud with Windows Azure: Canon, Cash Converters, MYOBhttp://www.istartedsomething.com/20130904/australian-companies-move-to-the-cloud-with-windows-azure-canon-cash-converters-myob/

New Storage Client Library 2.1 ReleasedImproved PerformanceAsync Task<T> supportIQueryably<T> Support for TablesBuffer Pooling Support.NET Tracing IntegrationBlob Stream Improvements

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/09/26/windows-azure-new-virtual-machine-active-directory-multi-factor-auth-storage-web-site-and-billing-improvements.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2013/09/07/announcing-storage-client-library-2-1-rtm.aspx

"Cloud Service Fundamentals in Windows Azure" sampleDemonstrates how to create database-backed Azure services from real-world customer learnings of the Windows Azure Customer Advisory Team (CAT)

Learn the fundamental building blocks for scale-out Azure applications.

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Cloud-Service-Fundamentals-4ca72649

AzureDevsPrivate portal for AzureDevs.

Exclusive content created by AzureDevs, for AzureDevs.

http://www.azuredevs.com/

resources

http://channel9.msdn.com/WindowsAzure

Windows Azure Area on

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Web+Camps+TV

http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Subscribe

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover

http://channel9.msdn.com/WindowsAzure

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/davidmcg/

Windows Azure Action – Community NewsletterDavid McGheeWindows Azure Technical Specialist for Microsoft Australia

events

http://brisbane.yowconference.com.au

YOW! Conference 2013Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre9-10 DecemberScott Hanselman will be there !

CloudBurst 2013

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Cloud-Burst/Cloud-Burst-2013

TechEd New Zealand 2013

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NewZealand/2013

TechEd Australia 2013

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Australia/2013

getting involved