Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown, Windows Azure Community Manager.
Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure.
Here is what we pulled together this week based on your feedback:
Articles, Videos and Blog Posts
- Blog: Building a Simple Task Scheduler in Windows Azure by @gmantri (posted Jan. 23)
- Blog: Saving Execution Plans on Azure SQL Database by @gfritchey (posted Jan. 23)
- Blog: Improve performance of your Node.js Web Site with Windows Azure Caching (Dedicated Role) by @sandrinodm (posted Jan. 23)
- Blog: Beyond IaaS for the IT Pro (Part 21 of 31) by @codingoutloud (posted Jan. 21)
- Blog: Working with Aliases for Windows Azure SQL Databases in SQL Server Management Studio by @greglow (posted Jan. 21)
- Blog: Taking Windows Azure Media Services on a Real-World Spin by @goldshtn (posted Jan. 20)
Upcoming Events and User Group Meetings
North America
- October - June, 2013: Windows Azure Developer Camp – Various (50+ cities)
- February 8-9, 2013: PHP Developer Conference - Miami, FL
Europe
- January 29, 2013: Hybrid on Azure – Manchester, England (Register via Lanyrd, "I'm attending")
- January 30, 2013: The Tenth Annual Technical Update - Bradford, England
Rest of World/Virtual
- Ongoing: Windows Azure Virtual Labs – On-demand
Interesting Recent Windows Azure Discussions on Stack Overflow
- Is this a sensible Azure Blob Storage setup and are there restructuring tools to help me migrate to it? - 2 answers, 1 vote
- Azure worker role - background tasks schedule - 3 answers, 1 vote
- Caching framework for ASP.NET MVC/Azure - 3 answers, 0 votes
- What happens if one operation of TableBatchOperation fails? - 2 answers, 0 votes
If you have comments or suggestions for the weekly roundup, or would like to get more involved in a Windows Azure community, drop me a line on twitter @markjbrown
Mark