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  Forums for Windows Azure AppFabric CTP & SQL Azure Labs Support
  Brian Aurich Microsoft Employee Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:51 PM

  The SQL Azure and Windows Azure AppFabric teams have forums setup specifically for support & feedback of their products in CTP and Labs.  These forums should be reserved for conversations only while the product/feature/version is not a production release.  Along with community members providing answers, these forums are supported by the product groups.
  
  You can find these forums with the descriptions of what they cover under the Windows Azure Platform - CTPs, Betas & Labs forum category.
  
  Currently, the Windows Azure Betas & CTPs (XS instances, VM Roles & Windows Azure Connect) are supported under the primary Windows Azure Platform forums .
  
  Thank you,

  Brian Aurich - Windows Azure Community PM

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  New article published: Table Storage vs. SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
  SethM-MS Microsoft Employee Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:56 PM

  You might find this new MSDN article interesing: it compares two types of structured storage supported by Windows Azure: Windows Azure Table Storage and Windows Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure). The goal of this article is to provide a comparison of the respective technologies so that you can understand the similarities and differences between them. This analysis can help you make a more informed decision about which technology best meets your specific requirements.

  Check it out and please do rate the topic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj553018.

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  Windows Azure Platform Training Course and Training Kit - Septemeber 2011 refresh released
  Brian Aurich Microsoft Employee Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:46 PM

  The Windows Azure Platform Training Course includes a comprehensive set of hands-on labs and videos that are designed to help you quickly learn how to use Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and the Windows Azure AppFabric.

  The Windows Azure Platform Training Course is available here and includes a link to the latest offline training kit.

  Wade Wegner provides information about the September update in his blog here.

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  Follow @wapforums on Twitter to stay connected with the Windows Azure Platform MSDN forums
  Brian Aurich Microsoft Employee Friday, February 18, 2011 7:20 PM

  As posted on the Windows Azure Team Blog:

  The Windows Azure Platform MSDN forums provide free online community support for Windows Azure and SQL Azure developers from Microsoft insiders, MVP's, and like-minded developers. The forums are a great means to get quick answers and support on all things Windows Azure without having to log a support ticket. The Windows Azure Platform forums average more than 360 new posts a month and 99% of the posted questions receive a response within one day.

  To make it easier to stay on top of what's happening on the forums, you can now follow @wapforums on Twitter to keep track of new forum questions and discussions as they're posted. When you're logged into Twitter, you'll be able to see questions as they're asked, get community tips as they're posted and identify discussions that you may want to participate in.

  And be sure to watch for posts from #MSTechTalk for tips and discussions from Microsoft engineering teams and #WAPSupport for posts related to top support questions.

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  Windows Azure Platform FAQs
  Brian Aurich Microsoft Employee Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:43 PM

  Frequently Asked Questions for the Windows Azure Platform are available here:

  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/faq/default.aspx