Free Windows Azure Training!

The Windows Azure training Kit is a free download that is chock-full of useful training content including videos, hands-on-labs, presentations and demos.

The material in the kit covers the Windows Azure Platform including: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and Windows Azure AppFabric.

It also includes information about Dallas , Microsoft’s new Data as a Service (DaaS) offering. 

The Training Kit includes

• Hands On Labs
  • Introduction to Windows Azure
  • Exploring Windows Azure Storage
  • Deploying and Monitoring Applications in Windows Azure
  • Windows Azure: Worker Role Communication
  • Federated Authentication in a Windows Azure Web Role Application
  • Building ASP.NET Web Form Applications with Windows Azure
  • Introduction to SQL Azure
  • Migrating Databases to SQL Azure
  • SQL Azure: Tips and Tricks
  • Intro to Dallas
  • Introduction to the .NET Service Bus
  • Introduction to the .NET Access Control Service
  • Service Remoting with Service Bus
  • Eventing with the Service Bus
• Presentations and Videos
  • Windows Azure Platform Overview
  • What is Windows Azure?
  • Windows Azure Storage Overview
  • Deploying Applications on Windows Azure
  • Windows Azure Compute
  • Introduction to Windows Azure
  • Building Services with Windows Azure
  • What is SQL Azure?
  • Introduction to SQL Azure
  • Building Applications using SQL Azure
  • Scaling out with SQL Azure
  • What is Microsoft Codename "Dallas"?
  • Introduction to Microsoft Codename "Dallas"
  • What is the Access Control Service
  • Introduction to the Service Bus
• Demos
  • Deploying Windows Azure Services
  • Hello Windows Azure
  • Windows Azure Guestbook Demo
  • Windows Azure Logging and Configuration Demo
  • Windows Azure using Blobs Demo
  • Windows Azure Worker Role Demo
  • Windows Azure Using Queues Demo
  • Windows Azure Using Tables Demo
  • Preparing your SQL Azure Account
  • Connecting to SQL Azure
  • Managing Logins and Security in SQL Azure
  • Creating Objects in SQL Azure
  • Migrating a Database Schema to SQL Azure
  • Moving Data Into and Out Of SQL Azure using SSIS
  • Building a Simple SQL Azure App
  • Scaling Out SQL Azure with Database Sharding
  • AppFabric Service Bus Direct Connection Demo
  • AppFabric Service Bus webHttpRelayBinding
  • AppFabric Service Bus Publish and Subscribe
  • AppFabric Service Bus Service Registry
  • AppFabric Service Bus NetOneWayRelayBinding
• Samples and Tools
  • Windows Azure MMC
  • Windows Azure Service Management CmdLets
  • PhluffyFotos

Pretty much everything that you need to learn about all aspects of the Windows Azure Platform.