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Windows Azure Virtual Labs

Test drive Windows Azure solutions in a virtual lab and see how you can quickly and easily develop applications running in the cloud by using your existing skills with the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Virtual labs are simple, with no complex setup or installation required.

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Windows Azure Virtual Labs

Building and Publishing Web Applications^New
Web Services and Identity^New
Exploring Storage^New
Web Sites and Virtual Machines using ASP.NET and SQL Server^New
Building and Publishing Node.js Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites (Windows)^New
Connecting a PaaS Application to an IaaS Application^New
Introduction to the Windows Azure Access Control^New
Building and Publishing ASP.NET Applications with Windows Azure Web Sites and Visual Studio 2012^New
Debugging Applications in Windows Azure^New
Connecting a PaaS Application to an IaaS Application with a Virtual Network^New
Introduction to Virtual Machines^New
Introduction to Cloud Services^New
Introduction to SQL Database^New
Advanced Web and Worker Roles^New
Introduction to Virtual Machines (Linux)^New
Worker Role Communication
Native Code
Running a Parametric Sweep Application with the HPC Scheduler
Running MPI Applications with the HPC Scheduler
Windows Phone and The Cloud
Building Services with PHP
Building Services
Using Tables

You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks at any time.

Getting Started

System Requirements
Before you get started, read the minimum system requirements.

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