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, Videos and Blog Posts
- Blog: 10 Ways to Ensure Windows Azure-Based Applications are Architected for Success by @mknz, @dchrystall and @ShayYannay (posted Nov. 26)
- Blog: Multiple Environments with Windows Azure Web Sites by @bradygaster (posted Nov. 21)
- Blog: Managing Multiple Windows Azure Web Site Environments using Visual Studio Publishing Profiles by @bradygaster (posted Nov. 22)
- Blog: Connecting Windows Azure Web Sites to On-Premise Databases using Windows Azure Service Bus by @bradygaster (posted Nov. 26)
- Blog: Running Weather Research Forecast as a Service on Windows Azure by @wenmingye (posted Nov. 26)
- Blog: Bright HDInsight Part 1: Consume Compressed Input by @andybareweb (posted Nov. 27)
- Blog: Bright HDInsight Part 2: Smart Compressed Output by @andybareweb (posted Nov. 29)
Upcoming Events and User Group Meetings
North America
- October – June, 2013: Windows Azure Developer Camp – Various (50+ cities)
- December 4: MongoSV – Silicon Valley, CA
Europe
- December 4: Windows Azure Open Platform Services (OSS) Summit – Paris, France
- December 5: Manchester Windows Azure Usergroup – Manchester, United Kingdom
- December 10: Windows Azure Camp – Brussels, Belgium
Rest of World/Virtual
- Ongoing: Windows Azure Virtual Labs – On-demand
Recent Windows Azure MSDN Forums Discussion Threads
- How to connect a new VM to an existing VM with Powershell – 456views, 15 replies
- Performance Test – 321 views, 21 replies
Recent Windows Azure Discussions on Stack Overflow
- Azure table returns null value randomly – 1 answer, 2 votes
- Debugging ASP.NET MVC3 application hosted on local IIS Webserver – 4 answers, 2 votes
- Bulk user account creation from CSV data import/ingestion – 1 answer, 4 votes
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