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Getting Started
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Start here! Links to many resources including learning/training, scenarios, pricing calculators and more.
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Yes, you CAN afford this!
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This has grown into one of the best ways for developers to get started
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Ever-expanding collection of white papers about the Windows Azure platform
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White paper comparing Service Bus queues and Windows Azure queues
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Essential Resources
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All-in-one installer for Visual Studio tools and SDK
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Learn about the team that runs the Microsoft data centers. Security white papers, videos and more give you a peek at the impressive network we manage, including the Azure platform.
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Migrate your data (SQL Server 2005 or later, if SQL 2000 then you need to migrate it to SQL 2005 first) from on-premise to SQL Azure
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Various tools that enable access to Azure blob storage
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Free, fully supported, migration assistants for Access, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL and more....
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Code samples from Microsoft and the community on how to do specific tasks with Windows Azure
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Some great tips on how to optimize Azure table usage
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Great video data center tour
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Tool to shorten the data collection process when troubleshooting SQL Azure issues
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Staying up-to-date. latest news
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Steve Marx and Wade Wegner entertain and inform in this must-see show. Great way to keep up with new happenings in Azure-land.
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Main team blog for all things Windows Azure.
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Best Practices
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Best practices for Azure development from the Extreme Computing group at Microsoft Research. Excellent performance guidance.
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Microsoft Patterns and Practices guidance on migration of existing applications
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How do do traditional dev/stage/test/UAT/prod in Azure
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How to use SCOM to monitor your Azure environment
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Excellent post on SQL Azure perf considerations
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Great white paper covering best practces on how to secure your Azure applications.
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On-demand Conference Sessions
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Excellent recorded sessions from the Dec 2011 event.
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Other Links
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White paper detailing Azure support options
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Great collection of links to resources about using Windows Azure diagnostics
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Copyright © 2011, Brian Loesgen. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not represent my employer or anyone else.
