All you need to get building apps on Microsoft’s Cloud Services Platform - download the tools; create your first local application; get a paid account; deploy your application to the cloud.
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The Windows Azure platform has been built from the ground up with interoperability in mind. As an open platform, Windows Azure offers choices to developers. Developers can code with .NET, PHP, Ruby, Python or Java and use Visual Studio or Eclipse.
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Azure ‘Jumpstart’ brings workshop style presentations and interactive tuition to help developers build applications on Azure. Even better, they are totally free of charge.
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The easiest way to get started with Windows Azure. Includes a fixed amount of services at no cost after which you just pay at standard consumption rates.
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Includes details of the different Azure subscription and consumption offers, along with the pricing of Windows Azure, SQL Azure and AppFabric and how consumption is measured.
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