Windows Azure - Learning Resources

While the Windows Azure documentation is pretty comprehensive and developer friendly, there are some other great resources as well:

1. Channel 9 Microsoft DevRadio 21-part video tutorial series - Looking to get started with Windows Azure without poring over text? Check out the 21-part video tutorial series "Practical Azure with Jim O’Neil":

1. Azure Basics: 11 minutes, 13 seconds
2. What to do with Blobs?: 15 minutes, 14 seconds
3. Why do we need Drives?: 9 minutes, 23 seconds
4. Using the Content Delivery Network (CDN): 10 minutes, 33 seconds
5. Table Storage Overview: 15 minutes, 44 seconds
6. Windows Azure SQL Database: 19 minutes, 25 seconds
7. SQL Database Federations: 18 minutes, 42 seconds
8. SQL Data Sync: 18 minutes, 3 seconds
9. Windows Azure Web Sites: 11 minutes, 35 seconds
10. Web Roles: 15 minutes, 36 seconds
11. Worker Roles: 8 minutes, 26 seconds
12. Caching: 17 minutes
13. Windows Azure Queue Storage: 13 minutes, 12 seconds
14. Windows Azure Virtual Machines - Part 1: 21 minutes, 23 seconds
15. Windows Azure Virtual Machines – Part 2: 15 minutes, 33 seconds
16. Traffic Manager: 13 minutes, 53 seconds
17. Identity: 18 minutes, 59 seconds
18. Service Bus: 11 minutes, 26 seconds
19. Virtual Networks: 13 minutes, 10 seconds
20. SQL Reporting: 13 minutes, 31 seconds
21. HDInsight Service: 15 minutes, 59 seconds
22. Windows Azure Marketplace
23. Windows Azure Media Services
24. Windows Azure Mobile Services
25. Conclusion 

2. Free Windows Azure ebooks in the Technet E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies - Detailed, though not beginner-level, freely download-able ebooks. "Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals" is a new book that hasn't yet been added to list. This book explains most of the Windows Azure services in detail with screenshots.

3. Channel 9 hosts video recordings of TechEd sessions conducted around the world. To catch the latest developments in Azure, pick the most recent TechEd events in the list and filter search for sessions on Azure.

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