Microsoft Azure Survival Guide
This article is a list of resources you need to join the Azure community of IT Pros. Feel free to add to it - it is the wiki way!
Planning
- Service Bus undocumented scaling tips & tricks
- Configure a custom domain name for a web site - Windows Azure (Godaddy)
Microsoft Content
- Azure Official Documentation
- Hybrid IT Infrastructure Solution for Enterprise IT
- MSDN Azure Library
- New! Azure Developer Center
- Microsoft BPOS
Microsoft Virtual Labs
Blogs
- Azure Team Blog
- SQL Azure Team Blog
- Azure Storage Team Blog
- Azure AppFabric Team Blog
- Azure Support Team Blog
- Azure MarketPlace DataMarket Blog
- Smarx Blog
- Jim Nakashima's Blog - Cloudy in Seattle
- Matias Woloski’s Blog
- Zane Adam's Blog
- OakLeaf Systems Blog
- CloudCasts Blog - Alan Smith
- Richard J Green | Microsoft, Technology and Digital Ramblings
User Groups
- Sweden Azure Group (SWAG)
- UK Azure Group (UKWAUG)
- Azure User Group NL
- Azure Sydney User Group
- Azure User Group Belgium
- Azure User Group Singapore
E-Books
- Azure Service Bus Developer Guide
- Moving Applications to the Cloud, 2nd Edition
- Developing Multi-tenant Applications for the Cloud, 3rd Edition
- Building Hybrid Applications in the Cloud on Azure
- Building Elastic and Resilient Cloud Applications
- Exploring CQRS and Event Sourcing
- Configuring a Azure SQL Sync Group
Forums
- Azure Platform forums
- Scenario based forums to discuss how to use these as well as other related Windows Azure technologies:
- Windows Azure
- SQL Azure
- Windows Azure Storage
- Windows Azure AppFabric
- Scenario based forums to discuss how to use these as well as other related Windows Azure technologies:
- Azure MarketPlace forums
- DataMarket
Videos
- New! How to Deploy Windows Azure Worker Nodes as part of a Windows HPC Cluster
- How Do I: What is Azure?
- What is the Windows Azure Platform?
- Windows Azure Platform | Channel 9
- Deploying Applications on Windows Azure | Ch. 9
- What is Microsoft Online Services?
- Cloud Trust at 10,000 feet
- TechNet Radio: Microsoft Cloud Services: Windows Azure in K-12 Education
- TechNet Radio: Windows Azure from a Non-Microsoft Perspective
- TechNet Radio: Business Intelligence in the Cloud
- TechNet Radio: Data Storage Solutions in the Cloud
- TechNet Radio: SQL Azure: Growing Opportunities for Data in the Cloud
- Windows Azure MMC v2
- Cloud Cover Episode 14 - Diagnostics
- Security Talk: Windows Azure Security: A Peek Under the Hood (Level 100)
- Security Talk: Security Best Practices for Design and Deployment on Windows Azure (Level 200)
- Security Talk: Delivering and Implementing a Secure Cloud Infrastructure (Level 200)
- Microsoft MVPs on Azure
- Cloud Computing & Windows Azure Learning "Snacks"
“What is Cloud Computing?” “How do I get started on the Azure platform?” Microsoft has launched a series of Cloud/Azure Learning Snacks to help satisfy your hunger for more knowledge. Time-strapped? You can learn something new in less than five minutes! Learn more about how Cloud Computing and Azure; try a “snack” today at:
- Cloud Computing and Microsoft Offerings
- Customer Success Stories with Microsoft Cloud Offerings
- Introduction to Windows Azure Platform
- Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
- Introduction to Microsoft Online Services
Other Resources
- Microsoft Online Services Setup Accelerator
- Book: Programming Windows Azure
- Cloud Portal
- Windows Azure Community Page on MSDN
- Security Features in Microsoft Online Services
- Announcing Windows Azure CDN Pricing
- Windows Azure Management Tool (MMC)
- Submit & vote for features you want in Windows Azure, http://www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com/
- Patterns and Practices Windows Azure Guidance
- Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure
- Transient Fault Handling Application Block
- Cloud Guide for IT Leaders
- Five Fundamentals of Cloud Engagement
- Datacenter Virtualization
- Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
- Dynamic Infrastructure Toolkit for System Center (DIT-SC)
- Dynamic Infrastructure Toolkit for Hosters
- SQL Azure
- Software + Services
- Online Services
- BPOS – What is it?
- Windows Azure Platform Training Kit
- Windows Azure Code Samples Collection
Microsoft Virtual Academy
YouTube
Visio Stencils
- Azure Pack & Windows Azure Visio Stencil
- Azure, Cloud and Enterprise Symbol / Icon Set - Visio, PPT, PNG, SVG - Updated 4/27/2017
Workloads Poster e Infographics
- Azure Poster
- Azure Infrastructure Services Poster
- Azure Media Services Poster
- Azure Mobile Services Poster
- Scaling Applications Using Windows Azure Cloud Services Poster
- Microsoft Business Intelligence at a Glance Poster
- Azure Mobile Gaming Infographic
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft integration platform