Overview

The Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use Windows Azure.


December 2011 Refresh

The December 2011 refresh of the training kit includes the following updates:

• [New Presentations] 33 updated/new PowerPoint presentations
• [New Hands-On lab] Running a parametric sweep application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
• [New Hands-On lab] Running SOA Services with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
• [New Hands-On lab] Running MPI Applications with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
• [New Demo] Node.js On Windows Azure
• [New Demo] Service Bus Relay
• [New Demo] Service Bus Queues
• [New Demo] Image Rendering Parametric Sweep Application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
• [New Demo] BLAST Parametric Sweep Application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
• [Renamed Lab] Connecting Applications through Windows Azure Service Bus (formerly Introduction to Service Bus Part 1)
• [Renamed Lab] Windows Azure Service Bus Advanced Configurations (formerly Introduction to Service Bus Part 2)

System requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

The Windows Azure Training Kit - December 2011 release has the following system requirements.

• Windows Azure SDK 1.6
• Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.6
• Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 R2 (or later)
• SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2 Express Edition
• Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) CTP 3
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence Development Studio
• Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation Runtime
• Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation SDK
• .NET Framework 4.0
• Visual Studio 2010
• ASP.NET MVC 3.0
• Windows Powershell
• Microsoft Internet Information Server 7

Instructions

After downloading the training kit, run the self-extracting executable to extract all of the training kit files to your local machine. After the content is extracted, the starting page for the traning kit will be displayed in your default browser. You can then browse through the individual hands-on labs, demos, and presentations.

Additional information

Please Note: Many of these labs require Windows Azure accounts. To sign-up for a free Windows Azure trial account, please visit: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/.