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You can work with Windows Azure on your local machine as if you were interacting with the cloud without an account. Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio currently support: Visual Studio 2008 SP1. If you don’t have Visual Studio, download the free Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition

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Are you wondering how to get started with Windows Azure? Join Steve Marx and Ryan Dunn in this quick video featuring a walk through of a simple 'Hello World' application in Windows Azure. See how easy it is to get started using Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio - develop, debug, and publish to the cloud in minutes.


Steve Marx
Steve Marx is a Technical Strategist on the Windows Azure team. He’s worked at Microsoft for seven years, focusing on web technology and developer platforms.
Check out his blog. Twitter: @smarx
David Lemphers
David is a Senior Program Manager on the Windows Azure team based in Redmond. His passions include coding, blogging and eating pizza!
Check out his blog.
Jim Nakashima
Jim Nakashima is a Program Manager on Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Tools team where he works on delivering great end to end experiences with the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.
Check out his blog. Twitter: @jnakashima
Mohit Srivastava
Mohit is a Senior Program Manager on the Windows Azure team based in Redmond. He's worked on online services for ten years, launching services platforms, management products, and a Web 2.0 business.
Check out his blog. Twitter: @mohit
Sumit Mehrotra
Sumit is a Program Manager in the Windows Azure team based in Redmond. He has worked on several startup products at Microsoft. Currently he is engaged in building an easy to use and a productive development experience for Windows Azure.
Check out his blog. Twitter: @sumittweet
Metodi Mladenov
Metodi is a Senior Program Manager in the Windows Azure team based in Redmond. He has worked on several products at Microsoft including Windows 7, and has a long track record in web development. Currently he is engaged in delivering engaging and delightful development experience for Windows Azure.
Check out his blog. Twitter: @toddysm