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
- Windows Azure Services for Windows Server – Part 2 by @KristianNese (posted July 26)
- Windows Azure Auto-provisioned Apps for SharePoint 2013 by @Vanwynsberghea (posted July 25)
- Windows Azure Visio Shapes by @buckwoody (posted July 25)
- Windows Azure Web Sites – Modern Application Sample – Cloud Survey by @ntotten (posted July 24)
- Running Multiple WordPress Blogs on (Windows) Azure Websites by @TapanilaT (posted July 23)
- The MyTODO Windows Azure Sample by @bradygaster
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- ISV Video: Windows Azure Performance Management, Monitoring Using AppDynamics (VIDEO) by @brucedykyle (posted July 23)
- Hadoop on Windows Azure, by @lynnlangit, MSDN Magazine, July 2012
Upcoming Events and User Group Meetings
North America
- August 3: CloudDevelop – Columbus, OH
- 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: Boston Windows Azure Cloud User Group Meeting – Boston, MA
- September 5-7: Heartland Developer Conference – Omaha, NE
Europe
- September 27-28: CloudBurst 2012 – Stockholm, Sweden
Recent Windows Azure Forums Discussion Threads
- Windows Azure Toolkit for Win 8 Release Preview – 909 views, 7 replies
- Sync Tables Sync Completed but Field Values Are Not in Sync – 367 views, 13 replies
- Storing Variable in serviceconfig.csfg File so Worker Role Can Read – 277 views, 9 replies
Recent Windows Azure Discussions on Stack Overflow
- Img tag not showing image in Windows Azure Cloud Service – 1 answer, 1 vote
- IIS queue fills up and does not recover when (Windows) Azure is slow – 2 answers, 1 vote
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Have a great weekend!
Himanshu