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Windows Azure Platform Training Kit – June Update

DavidAiken — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:15:30 +0000

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

DavidAiken — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

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

DavidAiken — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:54:55 +0000

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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