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Upcoming PresentationsMonth Presenter(s) Topic

May 2016 Matt Simpson & Ed Smith (MegaPort) ExpressRoute and Office365

June 2016 BAUG Un-convention 2016.11. Mateusz Ligeza2. Todd Whitehead3. Adam Finster4. Dan Toomey

1. Sandra.Snow & Azure Websites2. Azure Cool Storage 3. Microsoft Cognitive Services4. Microsoft Flow

July 2016 Paul Seymour / Peter McCloy (Patient Zero)

Internet of (Smelly) Things: Discoveries from the “Skunk Lab”

August 2016 Bill Chesnut (MVP / SixPivot) API Management & Hybrid Integration

September 2016 Paul Seymour / Peter McCloy (Patient Zero)

(Follow-up on “Skunk Lab” IoT)

October 2016 Matt Moore (Brocade) The Art of Performance

November 2016 TBA

December 2016 TBA

What Would you like to see?

Topics of InterestIdeas already expressed:• Azure Data Factory• Media Services• Migration of Classic --> ARM VMs• Cost Optimisation (visibility, undetected costs, etc)• Docker & Containers• App Service Environment• What services are available and when to use?• Best practices in setting up an environment (naming standards,

etc)http://www.meetup.com/Brisbane-Azure-User-Group/messages/boards/thread/49963628

updates

General Announcements

Gartner Places Azure as IaaS Leader in Magic Quadrant• Only vendor recognised as Leader in IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS• 3rd year in a row

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-a-gartner-cloud-computing-leader-across-iaas-paas-saas/

General Announcements

Two New USA Regions:• West US 2• West Central US

Azure In-Place Virtual Machine Migration• VMs don’t reboot during critical Host OS updates• Pauses for 30 seconds, local temp disk & memory preserved

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/regions/#services

General Availability Azure SQL Data Warehouse (most regions)• Linked to Premium Storage availability• Higher compute options – 3000 DWU and 6000 DWU• Decouples compute & storage• GA pricing for compute & storage effective 1 September

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/sql-data-warehouse/

General Availability Azure SQL Data Warehouse (most regions)• Linked to Premium Storage availability• Higher compute options – 3000 DWU and 6000 DWU• Decouples compute & storage• GA pricing for compute & storage effective 1 September

SQL Server Stretch• Dynamically stretch warm and cold transactional data from Microsoft SQL Server 2016 to Azure• More affordable than typical enterprise storage• No application changes required• Supports Always Encrypted technology• 1 September: new Stretch Database specific storage meter

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/sql-data-warehouse/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/sql-database/

General Availability Always Encrypted• Applies to SQL Server and SQL Database• Protects sensitive data (credit card numbers, national ID, etc)• Can encrypt data inside client apps without revealing database encryption keys• Data Owner vs. Data Manager (non-viewing)

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt163865.aspx

General Availability Always Encrypted• Applies to SQL Server and SQL Database• Protects sensitive data (credit card numbers, national ID, etc)• Can encrypt data inside client apps without revealing database encryption keys• Data Owner vs. Data Manager (non-viewing)

Microsoft Power BI Embedded• GA SLA available in nine datacentres worldwide• Embed fully, interactive reports in client-facing apps• Supports row-level security for advanced filtering• 1 September: simplified session-based pricing model

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt163865.aspx

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/power-bi-embedded/

General Availability Azure HD Insight – New Portal Only

Microsoft R Server for Linux Virtual Machines• Most broadly deployable enterprise class analytics platform for R• Big data exploration, analysis, visualisation, & modelling• Fully compatible with R scripts, functions & CRAN packages• Adds parallel & chunked data processing to address memory limitationshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/r-server

General Availability Azure HD Insight – New Portal Only

Microsoft R Server for Linux Virtual Machines• Most broadly deployable enterprise class analytics platform for R• Big data exploration, analysis, visualisation, & modelling• Fully compatible with R scripts, functions & CRAN packages• Adds parallel & chunked data processing to address memory limitations

Microsoft Cognitive Services – Bing APIs• GA as of 1st July• Available as standalone services• Autosuggest, Spell Check, and Search APIs

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/r-server

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cognitive-services/

General Availability G-Series Virtual Machines in Australia East• Latest Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 family• More memory• More SSD storagehttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/

General Availability Azure Active Directory B2C• Built on Azure Active Directory (AAD)• Hundreds of millions of identities, Billions of authentications / day• Integrates with Web and Mobile platforms• Free until early 2017

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-b2c-overview/

General Availability Azure Active Directory B2C• Built on Azure Active Directory (AAD)• Hundreds of millions of identities, Billions of authentications / day• Integrates with Web and Mobile platforms• Free until early 2017

Azure Security Center• Take control of cloud security policies• Monitor current security of Azure resources• Detect and respond to active attacks

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-b2c-overview/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-security-center-now-generally-available-proven-to-improve-security/

General Availability Azure Service Bus Premium• 99.9% SLA • More predictable performance with no multi-tenancy• Increased message size to 1 MB• Available in seven regions

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/service-bus-premium-messaging-released-to-general-availability/

General Availability Logic Apps Feature of Azure App Service• Quickly build powerful integration solutions• Dozens of pre-built SaaS connectors• Visual designer for business process & workflow • Hybrid connectivity with on-prem systems• Integration with BizTalk Server

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/app-service-logic-what-are-logic-apps/

Public Preview AnnouncementsMicrosoft R Client• Free tool for creating models & algorithms via ScaleR APIs• Accesses enhanced packages in Microsoft R Server

Microsoft Stream• Connect, collaborate & learn via video• Consolidates & organises videos in one searchable location• Industry-leading encryption, customizable privacy setting

VNet Peering• Link two virtual networks in the same region• Private IP addresses work as though part of the same network• Low-latency high-bandwidth routing via Azure backbone – no gateways

events

Xamarin Dev DaysSaturday, 3rd September 2016Microsoft Brisbane

https://ti.to/xamarin/dev-days-brisbane

Innovation DaysSydney: Saturday, 17th September

http://innovationdays.com.au/

Ignite 2016 (USA)

Ignite 2016 (New Zealand)

resources

On Demand Training - Updatesmva.microsoft.com • Dev/Test in the Cloud• Getting Started with the Internet of Things (IoT)

www.pluralsight.com• Designing a Hybrid Cloud in Azure• Docker for Web Developers• Azure AD for Developers

www.opsgility.com• Azure For AWS Experts• Deploying Hybrid Identitity Solutions Using Azure AD• Monitoring Apps with Application Insights

• Azure Blog:https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/

• Scott Gu’s Blog:http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu

• Scott Hanselman’s Blog:http://www.hanselman.com/

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