Want in-depth 3 days of hands on Training in Azure? Attend the Windows Azure Training Workshop in Melbourne

 

Windows Azure Training Workshop Invitation

 

Training Event

We would like to offer you the opportunity to attend the Windows Azure Training Workshop. This event will provide developers with a foundational knowledge of Windows Azure. The target audience for these events include Developers, Architects, and Development leads. The sessions are targeted at the 300 level with developer focused information.

 

Attendee Pre Requisites

We ask that you to bring your own laptop to this training event.

 

Also, we ask that you activate your Windows Azure subscription prior your arrival.  If you have not yet activated your subscription, please go to the Windows Azure Subscription Activation page for your subscription type and follow the instructions provided.

 

 

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows 8 Release Preview

 

The Windows Azure Training Kit has the following system requirements:

* .NET Framework 4.0

* Visual Studio 2010

* ASP.NET MVC 2.0

* ASP.NET MVC 3.0

* Windows Powershell

* Microsoft Internet Information Server 7

* Windows Azure SDK 1.5

* Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.5

* Windows Azure AppFabric SDK V1.5 - September 2011 Update

* Windows Azure AppFabric SDK V2.0 CTP - June 2011 Update

* Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 (or later)

* SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2 Express Edition

* Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation Runtime

* Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation SDK

Register here!

 

Date:  2nd – 4th October 2012

Time:  9am – 5pm

Location: Microsoft Melbourne Office Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place Southbank

Level: 300

Language: English

Audience: Developers

Questions: * Please contact the event owner or Microsoft employee who invited you.

Agenda

This three day event contains presentations/sessions and hands on labs. The below agenda is subject to change.

 

Day 1

Start

Length

Session

8:00

30

Breakfast / Attendance / Announcements

8:30

60

Windows Azure Platform Overview

9:30

30

Lab – Introduction to Windows Azure

10:00

60

Windows Azure Compute

11:00

30

Lab – Building ASP.NET Applications with Windows Azure

11:30

60

Lunch

12:30

60

Introduction to SQL Azure

1:30

30

Lab – Introduction to SQL Azure

2:00

60

Windows Azure Storage

3:00

30

Lab – Exploring Windows Azure Storage

3:30

60

Identity and Access Control in the Cloud

4:30

30

Lab – Introduction to the AppFabric Access Control Service 2.0

 

Day 2

Start

Length

Session

8:00

30

Breakfast / Attendance / Announcements

8:30

60

Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus

9:30

30

Lab – Part 1: Introduction to the AppFabric Service Bus

10:00

60

Advanced SQL Server

11:00

30

Lab – SQL Azure Tips and Tricks

11:30

60

Lunch

12:30

60

Advanced Web / Worker Role

1:30

30

Lab – Advanced Web and Worker Roles

2:00

60

Managing, Debugging, and Monitoring Windows Azure

3:00

30

Lab – Debugging Applications in Windows Azure

3:30

60

Introduction to SQL Azure Reporting

4:30

30

Lab – Build Your First Report with SQL Azure Reporting

 

Day 3

Start

Length

Session

08:00

30

Breakfast / Attendance / Announcements

8:30

60

Moving Applications to the Cloud with VM Role and Web/Worker Role

9:30

30

Lab – Virtual Machine Role

10:00

60

Building Fast Web Applications with Caching and the CDN

11:00

30

Lab – Building Windows Azure Applications with the Caching Service

11:30

60

Lunch

12:30

60

Building Global and Highly Available Services

1:30

30

Lab – Windows Azure Traffic Manager

2:00

60

Building Windows Phone 7 applications

3:00

30

Lab – Windows Phone 7 and The Cloud

3:30

60

Publishing Applications to the Marketplace

4:30

30

Lab – Introduction to Windows Azure Marketplace for Applications

 

 

Fees

This event is brought to you by your local Microsoft office and is free of charge. However, delegates are responsible for booking and paying for their own travel and accommodation.

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