Windows Azure Learning Resources

Microsoft has loads of resources to help you learn, understand and leverage Windows Azure cloud platform. This is our effort of listing the resources that are available to help you learn about the Windows Azure architecture, security, features and implementation.

Architecture

•          Inside Windows Azure: The Cloud Operating System
•          Introduction to Windows Azure: The Cloud Operating System
•          Windows Azure Internals
•          Windows Azure, Cloud Operating Systems and Platform as a Service

Features and Offerings

•          https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/services/
•          Windows Azure Book for IT PRO

Implementation Guide

•          Moving Applications to the Cloud, 3rd Edition
•          Windows Azure Documentation
•          MSDN Windows Azure Library

Understanding IaaS

•          IaaS on Windows Azure: Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks with Mark Russinovich
•          Hybrid Networking Offerings in Windows Azure
•          Best Practices from Real Customers: Deploying to Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS)
•          Building Your Lab, Dev, and Test Scenarios in Windows Azure (IaaS)
•          Hosting a Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Farm on Windows Azure
•          Achieve High Availability with Microsoft SQL Server on Windows Azure Virtual Machines
•          Performance Tuning Microsoft SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
•          Designing and Building Disaster Recovery Enabled Solutions in Windows Azure
•          Getting the Most out of Windows Azure Storage

Windows Azure Security

•          Technical Overview of the Security Features in the Windows Azure Platform
•          Windows Azure Security Overview
•           Security Best Practices for Developing Windows Azure Applications
•          Windows Azure Data Security (Cleansing and Leakage)
•          Windows Azure Security Notes
•          Crypto Services and Data Security in Windows Azure
•          Windows Azure: Understanding Security Account Management in Windows Azure
•          Securing and Authenticating a Service Bus Connection
•          Scenarios and Solutions Using Windows Azure Active Directory Access Control
•          Security Guidelines for SQL Database

Windows Azure Training Kit

•          Windows Azure Training Kit

Demo

• Windows Azure Friday- Trusted voices at the center of the Enterprise and Cloud computing

• Tuesdays' with Corey- Corey Sanders answers your questions about Windows Azure

Microsoft Virtual Academy

• These Windows Azure courses cover key technical topics, including VM, Virtual Networks, and PaaS.

Hope this post was informative!!

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