Windows Azure NewsJune 2013

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updates

Windows Azure expands Downunderhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/ausblog/archive/2013/05/21/windows-azure-expands-downunder.aspx

Microsoft announces major expansion of Windows Azure services in Asiahttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/05/22/cross-post-microsoft-announces-major-expansion-of-windows-azure-services-in-asia.aspx

Platform

Per Minute Billing and No Charge for Stopped VMshttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/06/03/windows-azure-announcing-new-dev-test-offering-biztalk-services-ssl-support-with-web-sites-ad-improvements-per-minute-billing.aspx

Windows Azure CLI Update - 0.6.16https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/https://github.com/WindowsAzure/azure-sdk-tools-xplat/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt

Platform

New look websitehttp://www.windowsazure.com

UpdatesCustom API, Git Support, NPM ModulesC# Client Library Stable NuGet Package (PCL)Free 20MB SQL DatabaseNotification Hubs support for Android

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/06/14/mobile-services-updates-and-android-support-for-notification-hubs.aspx

Mobile Services

Web Sites

SSL Support (SNI and IP Address Based)http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/06/03/windows-azure-announcing-new-dev-test-offering-biztalk-services-ssl-support-with-web-sites-ad-improvements-per-minute-billing.aspx

Free 20MB SQL Databasehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/06/14/mobile-services-updates-and-android-support-for-notification-hubs.aspx

AMQP support in Service Bus - GAhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/05/23/announcing-ga-for-amqp-support-in-service-bus.aspx

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/05/23/announcing-the-release-of-amqp-support-with-windows-azure-service-bus.aspx

http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Subscribe/Announcing-the-General-Availability-of-AMQP-10-in-Windows-Azure-Service-Bus

Service Bus

New ServiceBusiness-to-Business (B2B) and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) capabilitiesBuilt-in support for managing EDI relationships between partnersEAI bridges with on-premises assetsBuilt-in support for integrating with on-premises SAP, SQL Server, Oracle and SiebelIntegrate Windows Azure BizTalk Services with on-premises BizTalk Server deployments

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/06/03/windows-azure-announcing-new-dev-test-offering-biztalk-services-ssl-support-with-web-sites-ad-improvements-per-minute-billing.aspx

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/biztalk-services/

BizTalk Services

Multi-Factor Authentication on Windows AzureActive Authentication, is built on the industry-leading PhoneFactor service which Microsoft acquired last fall.Billing options: per user per month, per authenticationIntegrates with Windows Azure Active Directory

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/06/12/introducing-multi-factor-authentication-on-windows-azure.aspx

Active Directory: Directory Sync Tool, Manage existing Directorieshttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/06/03/windows-azure-announcing-new-dev-test-offering-biztalk-services-ssl-support-with-web-sites-ad-improvements-per-minute-billing.aspx

Identity and Access

announcements

Deploy to Windows Azure using your MSDN benefits and you could win a 2013 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupehttp://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/campaigns/car/

Free Trial Updatehttps://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

Major Improvements for Dev/Test in the CloudMSDN Use Rights now Supported on Windows AzureHeavily Discounted MSDN Dev/Test RatesMSDN Monthly Monetary CreditsPortal Support for Better Tracking MSDN Monetary Credit Usage

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/06/03/windows-azure-announcing-major-improvements-for-dev-test-in-the-cloud.aspx

Heavily Discounted MSDN Dev/Test Rates

MSDN Monthly Monetary Credits

Portal Support for Better Tracking MSDN Monetary Credit Usage

50 Percent of Fortune 500 Using Windows Azurehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/06/14/50-percent-of-fortune-500s-using-windows-azure.aspx

Comparative analysis of 5 Cloud IaaS Providers scores Windows Azure best in performance & price for Linux servershttp://www.cloudspectator.com/cloud-server-performance-a-comparative-analysis-of-5-large-cloud-iaas-providers-3/

Windows Azure Training Kit - May 2013http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8396

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events

http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/teched/default.aspx

Tech Ed Australia 2013Gold Coast - 3-6 SeptemberScott Guthrie will be there !

http://www.nhaustralia.com.au/events/Event-Details?e=577

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