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Windows Azure Platform Training Kit – June Update
Jun 7th
I’m pleased to announce the June update for the Windows Azure Platform training kit.
You can download it from here.
The training kit has everything you need to get started and then dig deep on the Windows Azure platform, including Windows Azure, SQL Azure, “Dallas”, Identity and the Windows Azure Platform AppFabric.
We have some minor updates to the training presentations and some new & updated hands on labs since the December release.
If you have used this content as a base for your own PLEASE take a look at the updated decks. I still see content from POST-PDC 09 that is now technically wrong.
Here is what is new in the kit:
- Introduction to Windows Azure – VS2010 version
- Intro To SQL Azure – VS2010 version
- Intro Service Bus – VS2010 version
- Intro To Dallas – VS2010 version
- Intro Access Control Service – VS2010 version
- Web Services and Identity in the Cloud
- Exploring Windows Azure Storage
- VS2010 version
- + new Exercise: “Working with Drives”
- Windows Azure Deployment
- VS2010 version
- + new Exercise: “Securing Windows Azure with SSL”
- Minor fixes to presentations – mainly timelines, pricing, new features etc.
We are currently working on updating the presentations and demos in the training kit. These will form the basis of a new 3 day course which digs much deeper into the platform – watch out for this update during July.
If you have any ideas on how we should improve the kit, please drop me an email. My email address is my firstname.lastname at microsoft.com.
Thanks
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New Training kit for the Holidays
Dec 23rd
I’m pleased to announce we have the latest Windows Azure Training Kit available for download. If you want to get started on the Windows Azure platform, the training kit is a great resource check out the videos and hands on labs to get you going.
If you want to do your own presentations for your company or user group, you will also find some presentations and demo/walkthroughs that you can use straight from the “box” or customize to suit your needs.
If you want to give us feedback – you can email the team direct at azcfeed at microsoft.com.
December Training Kit Contents
Hands On Labs
- Introduction to Windows Azure
- Exploring Windows Azure Storage
- Deploying and Monitoring Applications in Windows Azure
- Windows Azure: Worker Role Communication
- Federated Authentication in a Windows Azure Web Role Application
- Building ASP.NET Web Form Applications with Windows Azure
- Introduction to SQL Azure
- Migrating Databases to SQL Azure
- SQL Azure: Tips and Tricks
- Intro to Dallas
- Introduction to the .NET Service Bus
- Introduction to the .NET Access Control Service
- Service Remoting with Service Bus
- Eventing with the Service Bus
Presentations and Videos
- Windows Azure Platform Overview (C9 – VIDEO)
- What is Windows Azure? (C9 – VIDEO)
- Windows Azure Storage Overview (C9 – VIDEO)
- Deploying Applications on Windows Azure (C9 – VIDEO)
- Windows Azure Compute (C9 – VIDEO)
- Introduction to Windows Azure (PPTX)
- Building Services with Windows Azure (PPTX)
- What is SQL Azure? (C9 – VIDEO)
- Introduction to SQL Azure (PPTX)
- Building Applications using SQL Azure (PPTX)
- Scaling out with SQL Azure
- What is Microsoft Codename “Dallas”? (C9 – VIDEO)
- Introduction to Microsoft Codename “Dallas” (PPTX)
- What is the Access Control Service (C9 – VIDEO)
- Introduction to the Service Bus (C9 – VIDEO)
Demos
- Deploying Windows Azure Services
- Hello Windows Azure
- Windows Azure Guestbook Demo
- Windows Azure Logging and Configuration Demo
- Windows Azure using Blobs Demo
- Windows Azure Worker Role Demo
- Windows Azure Using Queues Demo
- Windows Azure Using Tables Demo
- Preparing your SQL Azure Account
- Connecting to SQL Azure
- Managing Logins and Security in SQL Azure
- Creating Objects in SQL Azure
- Migrating a Database Schema to SQL Azure
- Moving Data Into and Out Of SQL Azure using SSIS
- Building a Simple SQL Azure App
- Scaling Out SQL Azure with Database Sharding
- AppFabric Service Bus Direct Connection Demo
- AppFabric Service Bus webHttpRelayBinding
- AppFabric Service Bus Publish and Subscribe
- AppFabric Service Bus Service Registry
- AppFabric Service Bus NetOneWayRelayBinding
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New Training Kit for Azure & Identity
Nov 17th
The last few week have been a mad rush getting ready for PDC. The team have been heads down on PDC hands on labs for Azure (there are 13 new labs) as well as a new Channel 9 course for the Windows Azure Platform as well as an update for the training kit. We had to make some tradeoffs in this kit, and as such we’ll be adding the presentations and demos back in the next few weeks – they say to ship is to choose.
I’m also pleased to announce the Identity Training Course and kit, which Vittorio talks about here.
The entire team is at PDC 09 in LA. We’ve been behind the scenes for the keynote, driving some of the demos such as the Dallas, Project Sydney & WordPress/OddlySpecific.com demos. More on these later.
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