The document provides information about upcoming presentations at the Brisbane Azure User Group (BAUG) meetings and other Microsoft Azure news. In June 2016, four presenters will discuss topics including Azure Websites, Cool Storage, Cognitive Services, and Microsoft Flow. Other upcoming presentations include discussions on Internet of Things, API Management, Azure Functions, performance, and automated governance. The document also provides updates on new features and capabilities in Azure including Virtual Machines, SQL Database, Cognitive Services, and more.

1. @BrisbaneAzureUG
meetup.com/Brisbane-Azure-User-Group

2. Upcoming Presentations
Month Presenter(s) Topic
June 2016 BAUG Un-convention 2016.1
1. Mateusz Ligeza
2. Todd Whitehead
3. Adam Finster
4. Dan Toomey
1. Sandra.Snow & Azure Websites
2. Azure Cool Storage
3. Microsoft Cognitive Services
4. 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 Dan Dekel & Brenden Homan
(Patient Zero)
Azure Functions
October 2016 Matt Moore (Brocade) The Art of Performance
November 2016 Todd Whitehead Building Automated Governance Using Code,
Platform Svcs & Several Small Puppies
December 2016 BAUG Un-convention 2016.2
1. Dan Toomey
2. Adam Finster
3. Paul Smith
1. Azure Certification Exams
2. Intro to Hybrid Connections
3. Management of ARM Templates

3. Microsoft Azure News
December 2016

4. sponsorship

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

10. VSTS Test & Feedback
Test and Feedback is now generally available.
ExpressRoute Ultra Performance Gateway Tier
Five times the network throughput of “High Performance” Gateway
Azure cool blob storage
Azure Blob storage accounts with hot and cool storage tiers are generally available in six new regions:
US East, US West, Germany Central, Germany Northeast, Australia Southeast, and Brazil South.

11. Microsoft Cognitive Services: Translator generally available
• Text and speech translations
Azure Active Directory Domain Services
• General Availability pricing will begin on December 1, 2016
• Combining the first two tiers into a single price point for all directories with under 25,000 objects and lowering the price
by 25 percent.
• Azure Active Directory Domain Services can provide scalable, high-performance, managed services such as domain-join,
LDAP, Kerberos, Windows Integrated Authentication, and Group Policy support.
• Starting January 1, 2017, Azure Active Directory Domain Services will introduce a high-level tier for directories with
100,000–500,000 objects. Usage will show on your bill under “S3 Domain Services (Hours).”
Azure Functions
• Serverless compute experience to accelerate your development
• Can scale based on demand, and you pay only for the resources you consume
• General availability pricing will go into effect on January 1, 2017.

12. Temporal tables in Azure SQL
• Perform data auditing in your applications.
• Analyze trends or detect anomalies over time.
• Implement a slowly changing dimension pattern.
• Perform fine-grained row repairs at the row level, in case of accidental data errors made by humans or applications.
In-Memory OLTP
• Memory-optimized tables
• Memory-optimized table types
• Natively compiled T-SQL modules
• Available in all Premium databases, including databases in Premium elastic pools
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-sql-database-in-memory-performance/

13. Av2-Series instances for Azure Virtual Machines Generally Available
• Up to 36 percent less expensive than the current A-Series Standard virtual machines
• Include load balancing and auto-scaling at no additional charge.
• Available in standard memory options in 1, 2, 4, and 8 cores with memory ranging from 2 GB to 16 GB, and in higher
memory options in 2, 4, and 8 cores with memory ranging from 16 GB to 64 GB.
N-Series Virtual Machines Now Generally Available in Select Regions
• South Central US, East US, West Europe, and Southeast Asia
NC-based & NV-based instances for Azure Virtual Machines available
• NC-based instances powered by NVIDIA’s Tesla K80 GPUs and provide the compute power required to accelerate the most
demanding HPC and AI workloads
• NV-based instances are powered by NVIDIA’s Tesla M60 GPUs and provide NVIDIA’s GRID capabilities on demand.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/

14. Azure HDInsight - Security Capabilities
• For Hadoop - authentication, authorization, auditing
• HDInsight integrates with Azure Active Directory and Azure Active Directory Domain Service.
• HDInsight also integrates with Apache Ranger fine-grained access control policies over Hadoop data access, components,
and services.
• Finally, data processed by HDInsight is stored in Azure Data Lake Store or Azure Storage. Both offer server-side encryption
to secure data at rest
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-security-performance-and-isv-solutions-build-on-azure-hdinsight-s-leadership-
to-make-hadoop-enterprise-ready-for-the-cloud/
SOAP Pass-Through Support for Azure API Management
Azure API Management now supports SOAP APIs. Customers can take advantage of features—such as security, analytics, and
the developer portal—that were previously available only for REST/HTTP-style APIs
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-soap-pass-through-support-for-azure-api-management/

15. Azure SQL Database Long-Term Retention
• extend the retention period
built into SQL Database from
35 days to up to 10 years.
• Azure Analysis Services
• Combine data from multiple sources into a single, trusted BI semantic model that is easy to understand and use.

16. New feature, Face API Person Group
• Enables developers to store up to 100,000 Persons by purchasing additional Person Faces
Content Moderator
• Available as a service in the Azure portal
• Automatically filters out offensive content in text, image, and video across platforms
• Includes human review tools for more nuanced cases
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cognitive-services/

18. Thursday, 15 December 2016
Grand Central Hotel - Platform Bar
270 Ann Street, Brisbane

19. Ignite 2017 (Australia)
https://msftignite.com.au/

21. On Demand Training - Updates
mva.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

24. • Two per meeting given away
• Free for unemployed members

26. BAUG Unconvention 2016.2
Presenter Topic
Dan Toomey Azure Certification Exams
Adam Finster Intro to Hybrid Connections
Paul Smith Management of ARM Templates