Windows Azure – Great Resources
PDC was a major milestone for the Windows Azure Platform, with Ray Ozzy announcing “production” and Bob painting a future vision in the keynote – there is a lot of new content, information and messaging to digest. New services were announced including “Dallas” as we as some old favorites being re-branded into the AppFabric.
If you want to get started, or need some more information on any of the technologies, then the links below will provide3 you with a wealth of resources to jump start your development:
Getting Started
- Lap Around the Windows Azure Platform
- Windows Azure Present and Future
- Introduction to Building Applications with Windows Azure
- The Business of Windows Azure: What you should know about Windows Azure Platform pricing and SLAs
Windows Azure
- Patterns for Building Scalable and Reliable Applications with Windows Azure
- Developing Advanced Applications with Windows Azure
- Windows Azure Monitoring, Logging, and Management APIs
- Automating the Application Lifecycle with Windows Azure
- Building Hybrid Cloud Applications with Windows Azure and the Service Bus
- Enabling Single Sign-On to Windows Azure Applications
- Bridging the Gap from On-Premises to the Cloud
- Tips and Tricks for Using Visual Studio 2010 to Build Applications that Run on Windows Azure
- Storing and Manipulating Blobs and Files with Windows Azure Storage
- Windows Azure Tables and Queues Deep Dive
- Developing PHP and MySQL Applications with Windows Azure
- Building Java Applications with Windows Azure
Codename “Dallas”
SQL Azure
- SQL Azure Database: Present and Future
- Using the Microsoft Sync Framework to Connect Apps to the Cloud
- The Future of Database Development with SQL Azure
- Microsoft SQL Azure Database: Under the Hood
- Scaling out Web Applications with Microsoft SQL Azure Databases
- Petabytes for Peanuts! Making Sense out of “Ambient” Data
- Development Best Practices and Patterns for Using Microsoft SQL Azure Databases
Identity
- Windows Identity Foundation Overview
- Software + Services Identity Roadmap Update
- Enabling Single Sign-On to Windows Azure Applications
- REST Services Security Using the Access Control Service
Customer & Partner Showcases
- Lessons Learned: Building Scalable Applications with the Windows Azure Platform
- Lessons Learned: Building On-Premises and Cloud Applications with the Service Bus and Windows Azure
- Lessons Learned: Building Multi-Tenant Applications with the Windows Azure Platform
- Lessons Learned: Migrating Applications to the Windows Azure Platform
Channel 9 Learning Centers
To tie in with the launch, we have released the first wave of learning content on channel 9. The new channel 9 learning centers features content for both the Windows Azure Platform, as well as a course specifically designed for the Identity Developer. The content on both these sites will be continued to be developed by the team over the coming weeks and months. Watch out for updates and additions.
Downloadable Training Kits
To complement the learning centers on channel 9, we still continue to maintain the training kits on the Microsoft download center, which allows you to download and consume the content offline. You can download the Windows Azure Platform training kit here, and the Identity training kit here. The next update is planned for mid-deccember.