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@BrisbaneAzureUG
meetup.com/Brisbane-Azure-User-Group
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Windows Azure NewsOctober 2014
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leaders
Goodbye Paul!
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leadersMehdi KhaliliSenior Consultant at ThoughtWorks@MehdiKhaliliProgrammer, architect, team leader, mentor, agile practitioner.
Damien BerryDelivery Lead at [email protected] manager, project manager, architect, developer
Dan ToomeySenior Consultant at Mexia@Daniel2MeIntegration specialist, Pluralsight author, Azure Advisor, BizTalk UG leader
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sponsorship
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give aways
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updates
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Preview Portalhttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-sql-databases-api-management-media-services-websites-role-based-access-control-and-more
• Grant access to resource groups as well as individual resources
• Based on Azure Active Directory
• Three built-in roles: Owner, Contributor, Reader
Azure Site Recovery is now GAhttp://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/02/disaster-recovery-to-azure-using-azure-site-recovery-is-now-ga/
• Disaster Recovery (DR) to Azure
• ASR Recovery Plans and Azure Automation integration
Platform
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Tag Support with Resourceshttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-redis-cache-disaster-recovery-to-azure-tagging-support-elastic-scale-for-sqldb-docdb
• Azure Management platform and Azure Preview Portal
• Categorisation via name/value pairs
• Used for filtering / searching
Platform
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Virtual MachinesNew D-Series of Azure VMs with 60% Faster CPUs, More Memory and Local SSD Diskshttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/new-d-series-of-azure-vms-with-60-faster-cpus-more-memory-and-local-ssd-disks
• Up to 112 GB memory
• Up to 800 GB SSD Drives
Instance-Level Public IPs are now Generally Availablehttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-redis-cache-disaster-recovery-to-azure-tagging-support-elastic-scale-for-sqldb-docdb
• Assign public IP addresses to VMs and web or worker roles
• No need to map a virtual IP endpoint for access
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SQL DatabaseGeneral Availability of Azure SQL Database Service Tiershttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-sql-databases-api-management-media-services-websites-role-based-access-control-and-more
• 99.99% SLA• Guarantee of consistent performance level• Point-in-Time Restore• Auditing• Active Geo-Replication• Per-Hour Billing
Elastic Scale preview for Azure SQL Databasehttp://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/02/introducing-elastic-scale-preview-for-azure-sql-database/
• Enhanced sharding capabilities thru .NET libraries and Azure templates• Great for High-Volume OLTP, Multi-tenant SaaS, & Continuous Data Collection
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Web SitesVirtual Network Integration, new Scalable CMS with WordPress
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-sql-databases-api-management-media-services-websites-role-based-access-control-and-more
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/09/15/azure-websites-virtual-network-integration/
• Virtual Network Integration in Preview Portal
• Scalable CMS with WordPress
• Improvements to Backup
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CacheGeneral Availability of Redis Cache Servicehttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-redis-cache-disaster-recovery-to-azure-tagging-support-elastic-scale-for-sqldb-docdb
• Recommended distributed cache solution, managed as a service by Microsoft• Two editions (Basic, Standard) and multiple sizes (250MB 53GB)• High-performance data types• Built-in monitoring & alerting
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Media ServicesLive Streaming, DRM, Faster Cost Effective Encoding, and Media Indexer
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-sql-databases-api-management-media-services-websites-role-based-access-control-and-more
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/09/18/azure-media-services-rtmp-support-and-live-encoders/
• Public preview of Live Streaming (RTMP)
• DRM Content Protection
• Faster and More Cost Effective Media Encoding
• Media Indexer
• More Media Partners
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Mobile Services
Updates to .NET Backend
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/02/custom-login-scopes-single-sign-on-new-asp-net-web-api-updates-to-the-azure-mobile-services-net-backend/
• Custom scopes for social authentication providers
• Single sign-on support for Windows Store applications
• Updated dependency to Web API 5.2
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Notification Hubs
Support for Baidu Cloud Push
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-redis-cache-disaster-recovery-to-azure-tagging-support-elastic-scale-for-sqldb-docdb
• Support for Android devices in China
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HDInsight
Public Preview of HDInsight in China
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/09/19/microsoft-brings-hadoop-to-china-with-the-public-preview-of-hdinsight/
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API ManagementGeneral Availability of Azure API Management Service
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-sql-databases-api-management-media-services-websites-role-based-access-control-and-more
• Formal SLA for Standard tier services
• OAuth support in Developer Portal
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Monitoring
General Availability of Azure Alerting and new Alerts on Events support
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/azure-sql-databases-api-management-media-services-websites-role-based-access-control-and-more
• Send email when alert threshold is crossed
• Configured via Management Services
• Preview: Create alerts on Operational Events
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PricingLatest Price Reductions (as of 25 Sept 2014):
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/09/25/microsoft-offers-price-reductions-on-select-azure-services/
Current Prices New Prices
ExpressRoute NSP (1 Gbps) $12K/month $8.7K/month
BizTalk Services (Standard) $4.03/hour $2.93/hour
Mobile Services (Standard) $199/month $139.99/month
Cache (Basic) $25/month $18/month
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Microsoft Azure WebJobs SDK – 1.0.0-rc1
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/09/22/announcing-the-1-0-0-rc1-of-microsoft-azure-webjobs-sdk/
Mobile Services Beta iOS SDK Released
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/07/mobile-services-beta-ios-sdk-released/
SDK & Tooling
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resources
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http://channel9.msdn.com/WindowsAzure
Windows Azure Area on
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http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Web+Camps+TV
http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Subscribe
http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover
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http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/videos/windows-azure-friday/http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Windows-Azure-Friday
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events
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http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/teched/teched-2014/default.aspx
TechEd Australia 2014Melbourne: 7 - 8 OctoberSydney: 27 - 28 October
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https://www.azureconf.net/
Azure Conf 201421 October 20148:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
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http://integrate2014.com/
INTEGRATE 2014Microsoft, Redmond + BizTalk360 (Kovai Ltd), LondonWednesday, December 3, 2014 - Friday, December 5, 2014 Redmond, WA
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