Hey Azure users (or the Azure-curious!):
Now that you've had a chance to check out the getting started content from some of our previous posts we've put together a list of resources to dig deeper into Windows Azure features.
Windows Azure Mobile Services
- Start with the Windows Azure Mobile Services Dev Center for step-by-step tutorials and code samples
- Checkout the Introduction to Windows Azure Mobile Services Video Series
- Chris Risner’s blog is an excellent resource with a comprehensive list of resource links to pretty much everything you need to know about WAMS.
- Get the latest news from our Mobile Services experts @chrisner @<dions twitter alias> @cloudnick
Windows Azure Web Sites
- Check-out the Windows Azure Web Sites feature page and videos
- Do some of the steb-by-step tutorials for Windows Azure Websites here
- List of real-world, practical links on doing things with Web Sites
- Get the latest news from the Windows Azure Web Sites experts @jongalloway (ASP .NET), @ntotten (Node.js), @bradygaster (SignalR)
Windows Azure SQL Database
- For a beginner, this is lab is good place to start
- Full list of step-by-step tutorials for Windows Azure SQL Database here
- The Windows Azure training kit has a great Hands-on-lab
- For intermediate and advanced users, these articles provide excellent information to understand database sharding (scaling a database across multiple servers) and how to shard a Windows Azure SQL Database
- Additional topics can be found here for SQL Data Sync, SQL Reporting for application developers
- Get the latest news from Windows Azure SQL Database experts @sqlscott
Storage
- The Windows Azure Storage team blog is a great resource
- Do some of the step-by-step tutorials for Windows Azure Storage found here
- If working with VM’s checkout exploring Windows Azure Drives, Disks, and Images
- The Windows Azure training kit has a great Windows Azure Storage presentation, as well as a great Hands-on-lab.
- Get the latest news from our Windows Azure Storage experts @jaiharidas
Cloud Services
- Try this step-by-step tutorial – How to Create and Deploy a Cloud Service
- Full list of step-by-step tutorials for Cloud Services can be found on this page
- Configure, monitor, and scale your Cloud Services in Windows Azure
- Some more advanced Cloud Service Tutorials on Windows Azure Dev Centre
- Checkout the Channel 9 Cloud Patterns video series for common patterns and practices in using Cloud Services
- Tutorial on how to create a Mobile-friendly REST service using ASP.NET Web API and SQL Database
- Get the latest news from our Cloud Services expert @haishibai2010
Service Bus
- Try some of the step-by-step tutorials linked to from this page
- Clemens Vaster’s Channel 9 Subscribe! series blog is an excellent resource if you interested in “building larger and more sophisticated solutions than your average website on Windows Azure and Windows Server”.
- Abshiek Lal’s blog: Rock-Paper-Scissors-Cloud!
- Get the latest news about Service Bus from our experts @clemensv and @haishibai2010
Dion Hutchings
Imagine Cup Windows Azure Challenge Co-Captain
@dionhut