Get Started With Windows Azure at .NET Saturday
This October, .NET Saturday (Samedi .NET) will connect you with two Canadian industry experts who will help you get started with Windows Azure.
If you’re familiar with web development with ASP.NET or MVC and you want to learn how to migrate your applications to Windows Azure, or you’re simply curious and want to better understand how to develop for the Cloud and the impact of the Cloud on your existing applications, you’ll want to register and attend for this .NET Saturday.
Canadian Windows Azure MVPs Guy Barrette (Twitter, LinkedIn) and Cory Fowler (Twitter, LinkedIn) have teamed up to bring you a hands-on, demos-packed, full day of Windows Azure on Saturday, October 15.
Here’s a preview of the day’s activities:
| 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Welcome |
| 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM | Azure In 30 Minutes |
| 9:40 AM – 10:30 AM | Building Your First Windows Azure Application |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Background Processing with Worker Roles and Queues |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Publishing a Windows Azure Application and the Management Portal |
| 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Debugging an Application in the Cloud |
| 2;00 PM – 3:15 PM | Introduction to SQL Azure |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Moving a Web Application to the Cloud |
To Get A Head Start
Though preparation ahead of time is not required for this .NET Saturday, why not do it anyway? Get yourself equipped with the essentials for both learning about the Cloud and developing applications for the Cloud.
Download the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio >>
Download the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit >>