Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. This edition highlights some of the key coverage and blog posts on this week’s activities at TechEd Europe in Amsterdam. Here are the highlights for this week.
Articles and Blog Posts
- 7 Takeaways from TechEd Europe, Day 1 by Sandro Villinger, ITWorld (posted June 26)
- Cloud-Based App Management Software Shown at Microsoft TechEd Europe by Kurt Mackie, Redmondmag.com (posted June 26)
- Getting Started with (Windows) Azure IaaS and the New Windows Azure Portal by John Joyner, TechRepublic (posted June 27)
- Running Java Applications on Windows Azure by Vipul Patel, developer.com (posted June 27)
- Windows Azure Websites, Web Roles and VMs: When to use which? by @brian_swan (posted June 27)
- Windows Azure Web Sites – Using WebDeploy without the New Tools by @MichaelCollier (posted June 27)
- Cloning (Windows) Azure Virtual Machines by @BrianLoesgen (posted June 26)
- 256 Windows Azure Worker Roles, Windows Kinect and a 90’s Text-Based Ray-Tracer by @alansmith (posted June 25)
- Windows Azure Evolution – Deploy Web Sites (WAWS Part 3) by @shaunxu (posted June 25)
- Windows Azure – When do I use What? by @coatsy (posted June 24)
- Episode 40 of Visual Studio Toolbox: What’s New in the Windows Azure June 2012 Release is Now Live (VIDEO) by Robert Green (posted June 20)
Upcoming Events and User Group Meetings
North America
- July 8-12: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference – Toronto, Canada
- July 10: Microsoft Cloud Summit: Windows Azure and Beyond – Irving, TX
- July 18: NYC/NJ Windows Azure User Group Meeting – New York, NY
- July 26: Boston Windows Azure User Group Meeting – Boston, MA
Europe
- July 4: UK Windows Azure User Group Meeting – Manchester, UK
Recent Windows Azure Forums Discussion Threads
- VPN Question with (Windows) Azure New Virtual Network Feature – 1,556 views, 22 replies
- What’s Going Wrong with My Worker Role? – 625 views, 18 replies
- Using SQL Azure BLOB for Secure Document Storage – 803 views, 9 replies
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