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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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