Updated Windows Azure Training Kit: 41 labs and 35 presentations

Following the upgrade of the Windows Azure cloud services development tools, the Windows Azure Training Kit lab was updated, thanks to which you can learn in practice many aspects of developing cloud applications for the platform.

The updated version of Windows Azure Training Kit contains the following labs:
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Web Sites

• Building and Publishing ASP.NET Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites and Visual Studio 2010
• Building and Publishing ASP.NET Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites and Visual Studio 2012
• Windows Azure Web Sites and Virtual Machines using ASP.NET and SQL Server
• Windows Azure Web Sites and Virtual Machines for Node.js Applications (OS X)
• Publishing ASP.NET Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites and Team Foundation Service
• Building and Publishing Node.js Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites (Windows)
• Creating Web Sites in Windows Azure using WebMatrix
• Creating Web Sites in Windows Azure (OS X)
• Building and Publishing Web Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites and WebMatrix 2
• Building and Publishing Node.js Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites (OS X)
• Building and Publishing PHP Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites (OS X)

Virtual machines

• Introduction to Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Introduction to Windows Azure Virtual Machines (Linux)
• Understanding Virtual Machine Imaging with Capture
• Understanding Virtual Machine Imaging with Capture (PowerShell)
• Deploying Active Directory in Windows Azure
• Deploying Active Directory in Windows Azure (PowerShell)
• Configuring SQL Server 2012 Server for SharePoint in Windows Azure
• Creating and configuring SQL Server 2012 Database in an Azure VM
• Deploying a SharePoint Farm with Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual Machines with Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets
• Connecting a PaaS application to an IaaS Application
• IaaS Application with a Virtual Network

Cloud services

• Introduction to Cloud Services
• Advanced Web and Worker Roles
• Deploying Cloud Services in Windows Azure
• Debugging Applications in Windows Azure
• Migrating ASP.NET Applications to Windows Azure

Building block services

• Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database
• Exploring Windows Azure Storage
• Running Hadoop Jobs on Windows Azure
• Introduction to the Windows Azure Access Control Service
• Federated Authentication in a Windows Azure Cloud Service
• Building Windows Azure Cloud Services with Cache Service
• Service Bus Messaging
• Service Remoting With Windows Azure Service Bus
• Windows Azure Traffic Manager
• Access Control Service with local STS
• Web Services and Identity in Windows Azure

Application scenarios

• Building Windows 8 Applications using Windows Azure
• Building a Social Game with Windows Azure

You can download the Windows Azure Traning Kit via the following link .

You can try Windows Azure for free for 90 days by registering a trial on the official website www.windowsazure.com/ru-ru/pricing/free-trial

In addition, you can familiarize yourself with the materials of the Windows Azure Training Kit online on the Training Course page.