Windows Azure Platform Training Kit August Update

Training Kit that includes a comprehensive set of technical content including 13 hands-on labs, 10 presentations and 21 demonstrations that are designed to help you learn how to use the Windows Azure platform. 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=130354

Visit MSDN for a full collection of developer resources.

We recommend:

• MSDN Magazine - useful Azure articles and sample code
• Windows Azure SDK Samples
• Windows Azure Forum
• Azure community – blogs, twitters, social networking

Explore and experiment with the Azure SDK's locally.

• Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
• Windows Azure SDK
• Microsoft .NET Services SDK
• Java SDK for .NET Services, developed by our partner, Schakra Inc.
• Ruby SDK for .NET Services, developed by our partner, ThoughtWorks

* The SDK’s listed on this page provide developers with the APIs, tools, documentation, and samples needed to develop Internet-scale applications that use the Windows Azure Platform. For most of the Azure Services, there is no need to register to access the SDKs. However, it is important to note that developers will need to register to run most of the Azure services (except for the Windows Azure SDK, which can be run independently in a local development fabric). Register here.

Read these White Papers for a deeper understanding of the services in the Windows Azure Platform.

• Introducing the Windows Azure Platform
• Introducing Windows Azure 
• Windows Azure Table – Programming Table Storage
• Windows Azure Blob – Programming Blob Storage
• Windows Azure Queue - Programming Queue Storage
• An Introduction to Microsoft .NET Services for Developers
• A Developer’s Guide to the Microsoft® .NET Access Control Service
• A Developer’s Guide to the Microsoft® .NET Service Bus

Watch these videos to see firsthand how you can use Azure.

•  "How Do I?" Videos for Windows Azure Platform
• Channel 9 - As Microsoft move towards commercial availability, the evangelism team have started to release the next round of training & readiness materials onto channel 9. The following screencasts and videos are available:
• Windows Azure Storage Overview
• Inside Windows Azure , Manuvir Das
• Windows Azure for Developers, Steve Marx