Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here are the highlights for this week.…
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here are the highlights for this week.
Articles and Blog Posts
- Using (Windows) Azure Storage Explorer by @fincooper (posted Aug 9)
- Git Deployment to a (Windows) Azure Web Site: Keeping Configuration Secrets by @srkirkland (posted Aug 8)
- Copying VHDs (and other blobs) Between Storage Accounts by @MWashamMS (posted Aug 7)
- PhluffyFotos on Windows Azure by @bradygaster (posted Aug 7)
- Tips and Tricks on Building Event Driven Architectures with Windows Azure Service Bus by @NunoGodinho (posted Aug 7)
- How to Use (Windows) Azure SDK 1.7.1 Storage Library by Naveen Rao (posted Aug 6)
- Microsoft, Chinese TV Provider Take ATN Platform to (Windows) Azure by @ZDNetCharlie, ZDNet (posted Aug 6)
Upcoming Events and User Group Meetings
North America
- August 13-15: That Conference – Wisconsin Dells, WI
- August 15: Chicago Windows Azure Cloud User Group Meeting – Chicago, IL
- August 15: NYC/NJ Windows Azure User Group Meeting – New York, NY
- August 23: Vancouver Windows Azure Meetup Group – Vancouver, BC, Canada
- August 29: Windows Azure Developer Camp – Vancouver, BC, Canada
- August 29: Windows Azure Developer Camp – Virtual (Pacific Time)
- September 5-7: Heartland Developer Conference – Omaha, NE
- September 6-October 11: Cloud OS Signature Event Series – Various (16 cities)
Europe
- August 16: Windows Azure Developer Camp – London, UK
- August 29: Dutch Windows Azure Group Meeting – Vianen, Netherlands
- August 30: Windows Azure Developer Camp – Edinburgh, Scotland
- September 13: Windows Azure Developer Camp – Bristol, UK
- September 27-28: CloudBurst 2012 – Stockholm, Sweden
Recent Windows Azure MSDN Forums Discussion Threads
- Wcf Invoking Using Javascript – 496 views, 23 replies
- Iterate Over Cache Keys in Shared Cache – 684 views, 5 replies
- Adding Cloud Service Instances to Virtual Network – 1,186 views, 4 replies
Recent Windows Azure Discussions on Stack Overflow
- Suitable Way to Scale REST API in Windows Azure to Handle Thousands of Requests – 2 answers, 2 votes
- How to Make Startup Tasks Idempotent? – 3 answers, 1 vote
Send us articles that you’d like us to highlight, or content of your own that you’d like to share. And let us know about any local events, groups or activities that you think we should tell the rest of the Windows Azure community about. You can use the comments section below, or talk to us on Twitter @WindowsAzure.
Have a great weekend!
Himanshu