Summary: <p>In this 169th episode, AC and CJ discuss some of the latest cloud news. Included in this discussion are new Office 365 supported locales and languages, a new Customer Manager for O365 and a deal with the EU related to the LinkedIn acquisition. We also covered some Azure news such as token auth for CDN's, new Azure VM sizes for Av2's, Application Insights going GA with new diagnostic preview features and auto-shutdown of VMs.</p><p>Notes:</p><ul> <li>General News<br>-<a href="http://www.rightscale.com/blog/cloud-cost-analysis/aws-vs-azure-vs-google-cloud-pricing-compute-instances">Azure vs. Google vs. AWS pricing</a><br>-<a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/top-cloud-myths-of-2016/">Top Cloud Myths of 2016 - Julia White</a> </li> <li>Office 365 <ul> <li><a href="https://blogs.office.com/2016/11/23/bringing-office-365-to-new-markets/">Office 365 in 10 new markets</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.office.com/2016/11/14/introducing-outlook-customer-manager-relationships-made-easy-for-small-businesses/">Customer Manager for O365</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.office.com/blogs/hack-productivity">Hack Productivity </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13726436/microsoft-linkedin-eu-deal-concessions">Microsoft offers EU an Outlook deal to secure LinkedIn acquisition</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Azure <ul> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/app-insights-app-map-and-profiler">Application Insights GA & Diagnostic Preview</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-auto-shutdown-for-vms-using-azure-resource-manager">Azure Auto-Shutdown for VMs using ARM</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-av2-series-vm-sizes/">Azure new Av2 Series VM Sizes</a></li> <li> <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-token-authentication-with-azure-cdn">Azure ANN Token Auth with Azure CDN</a><br>-Picks:</li> <li>CJ’s Pick <ul> <li><a href="http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/full/10.2514/1.B36120">Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio-Frequency Cavity in Vacuum</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>AC’s Pick <ul> <li><a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/mars/">National Geographic: Countdown to Mars</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>The Microsoft Cloud Show sponsored by: </strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://valid.nl?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=newsleter">Valid.nl</a>'s</strong> motto is “Stay Ahead”. Its mission is to enable its customers to excel in their business through the innovative use of IT. Valid is always on the lookout for new colleagues. Are you interested in all things happening in Azure, whether in infrastructure, SQL Server, Office 365, PowerBI, SharePoint <g class="gr_ gr_50 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Punctuation multiReplace" id="50">or .</g>Net? Look them up on <a href="http://valid.nl?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=newsleter">Valid.nl</a>.</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://rencore.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=newsleter">Rencore</a></strong> is a market-leader in the code analysis space. Founded and driven by high-profile international SharePoint and Office 365 experts, their main goal is to help any organization using Microsoft’s enterprise productivity environments to work more efficiently by providing software that optimizes and secures their collaboration solutions. Rencore’s most recognized product, the SharePoint Code Analysis Framework <g class="gr_ gr_45 gr-alert gr_spell gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="45">SPCAF</g>, is the de-facto standard tool for verifying the quality, compliance, and governance of SharePoint and Office 365 customizations. If your company is using SharePoint or Office 365 and you are struggling to get your Office 365 and SharePoint customizations under control, check them out at <a href="https://www.spcaf.com/?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=newsleter">spcaf.com</a> to learn all the ways <g class="gr_ gr_47 gr-alert gr_spell gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="47">SPCAF</g> can help you.</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://share-gate.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=newsleter">Sharegate</a></strong> makes it easier for organizations to adopt and use the latest Microsoft productivity tools, helping millions of users be happier and more productive at work. Sharegate is trusted by over 10,000 IT admins from over 110 countries to manage, migrate, and secure their SharePoint and Office 365 environments. Sharegate is recognized as the must-have tool for day-to-day administration of On-Premises, Cloud, and Hybrid environments. Interested in learning more? Check them out on <a href="http://share-gate.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=newsleter">sharegate.com</a> to learn how Sharegate can make you more productive.</li> </ul>
