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  • Using Windows Azure and Node.js

    Node.js allows you to leverage the JavaScript runtime engine on the server side. In this walkthrough, get step-by-step guidance for creating your own Node.js-based apps for Azure.

  • Windows Azure Gains an Enhanced Developer Experience

    The Windows Azure Team released a torrent of ease-of-use improvements and feature enhancements to the PaaS platform's development environment. Whether you are new to Azure or an experienced Azure developers, you'll benefit from the changes. See firsthand how to start taking advantage of the improvements.

  • Cloud Computing: How to Gain Peace of Mind with Spending Limits

    Signing up and setting up an Azure account is not only getting easier, but you can also set spending limits to avoid unexpected charges. Learn how to set up many of the features of a free-trial Azure account in a way that will allow you to maintain your peace of mind.

  • Getting a Start on Windows Azure Pricing

    The Windows Azure Platform Pricing Calculator is designed to help you get a rough initial estimate of Azure usage costs. See use cases so you can get a basic pricing idea.

  • Adding Push Notifications to Windows Phone Apps

    In this Cloud Cover episode, you'll see the new tools being built to make it easier to add push notification support to Windows Phone apps by using composable NuGet packages with Windows Azure.

  • Exploring the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android

    Wade Wegner and Steve Marx cover the recent release of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android, along with updates to the Windows Azure Toolkits for Windows Phone and iOS.

Windows Azure is the cloud-based development platform provided by Microsoft

  that lets you build and run applications in the Cloud and launch them in minutes while coding in languages you already know including .NET, PHP and Java. The Cloud enables you to reduce up-front technology purchases, while reducing the need to worry about redundancy, bandwidth or server constraints.
ASP.net
Learn about the many ways that ASP.NET and other Microsoft .NET technologies can tap into the Cloud to take your applications to the next level.
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Data Storage
You can store and access information in the Cloud. Explore the details of what the Cloud offers when it comes to your data.
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Social Apps
Understand how to bring the Cloud to your social applications with the potential to tap into millions of social application users.
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Social Games
Today's games involve connecting and interacting with others in real or near-real time. Explore what the Cloud can add to social games today.
Migrating to Azure
Migrating to Microsoft Azure requires planning. Review issues to consider when migrating to the Cloud.
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Startups
Startups need to focus on the business and not operational issues. Discover ways that the Cloud can help a new business succeed.
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Mobile Apps
The Cloud greatly enhance what you can do within a mobile application. Learn about cloud features for your mobile apps.
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SharePoint
SharePoint can work cleanly with the Cloud. Discover many of the ways you can leverage the cloud and SharePoint together.
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PHP and the Cloud
PHP and other open source technologies can tap into the Cloud to take your applications to the next level.
Java and the Cloud
Java can tap into the Cloud to take your applications to the next level.
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Videos

Building a Windows Phone Client to a RESTful WCF Service

Learn how to use Azure tables and a web role for a simple RESTful WCF service that returns JSON and is easily consumable by a Windows Phone client.

Scott Guthrie Discusses Windows Azure

Scott Guthrie talks about what he's been focused on with Windows Azure. Scott talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly, and also shows code along the way.

Deploying the Cloud Ready Packages for Devices

Discover how easy it is to deploy this package to Windows Azure regardless of your operating system (e.g. Windows 7 or OSX) and target device (e.g. Windows Phone 7, iOS, or Android).

Tankster and the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games

Steve and Wade talk about the newly released Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games. The toolkit enables unique capabilities for social gaming...

An Introduction to Service Bus Topics

Discover how to build flexible messaging solutions with the Service Bus Topics within Windows Azure AppFabric.

Develop Applications for Impact

Windows Azure means that your developers can deliver a new kind of value to your business. Scott Guthrie talks about how to kick the tires on Azure today.

SQL Azure At a Glance

This walkthrough takes a high-level look at the numerous benefits and usage scenarios of SQL Azure. The video highlights the many ways SQL Azure services can be used to create and share cloud powered applications.

Coversation with Scott Guthrie

Watch Scott Guthrie present features of the Windows Application Platform, from TechEd North America.

Building Windows 8 Metro Apps using Windows Azure Service Bus

Abhishek Lal demonstrates how you can use service bus to handle various messaging patterns and how those patterns can be used to build great Windows 8 Metro Apps.