Mobile Apps Social Apps Migrating to Azure ASP.NET PHP and the Cloud
Startups Social Games Data Storage SharePoint Java and the Cloud

Getting a Start on Windows Azure Pricing

The Windows Azure Platform Pricing Calculator is designed to help you get a rough initial estimate of Azure usage costs. See use cases so you can get a basic pricing idea.

Adding Push Notifications to Windows Phone Apps

In this Cloud Cover episode, you'll see the new tools being built to make it easier to add push notification support to Windows Phone apps by using composable NuGet packages with Windows Azure.

Exploring the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android

Wade Wegner and Steve Marx cover the recent release of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android, along with updates to the Windows Azure Toolkits for Windows Phone and iOS.

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Windows Azure is the cloud-based development platform provided by Microsoft

that lets you build and run applications in the Cloud and launch them in minutes while coding in languages you already know including .NET, PHP and Java. The Cloud enables you to reduce up-front technology purchases, while reducing the need to worry about redundancy, bandwidth or server constraints.

Mobile Apps

The Cloud greatly enhance what you can do within a mobile application. Learn about cloud features for your mobile apps.

To Do: Create an Azure-integrated Windows 7 Phone App
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone v1.3.1
Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices - Now With Android!

More Mobile Apps

Startups

Startups need to focus on the business and not operational issues. Discover ways that the Cloud can help a new business succeed.

Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up a Windows Azure Free Trial
Troubleshooting Best Practices for Developing Windows Azure Applications
Build your startup on the Windows Azure platform.

More Startups

Social Games

Today's games involve connecting and interacting with others in real or near-real time. Explore what the Cloud can add to social games today.

Use Windows Azure to build scalable Social Games
Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games
Kobojo Case Study: Building Online, Casual Games for Social Networks Such as Facebook

More Social Games

Data Storage

You can store and access information in the Cloud. Explore the details of what the Cloud offers when it comes to your data.

Zitec Case Study: Scaling Data and Saving Costs
Overview of Microsoft SQL Azure
MSDN Webcast: Cloud Power Event Series (Part 1 of 5): Data Migration to the Cloud

More Data Storage

ASP.NET

Learn about the many ways that ASP.NET and other Microsoft .NET technologies can tap into the Cloud to take your applications to the next level.

Creating a Windows Azure Application: A Step-by-Step Guide
Developing and Deploying Windows Azure Apps in Visual Studio 2010
MSDN Webcast: Cloud Power Event Series (Part 5 of 5): Adding Scale Easily to ASP.NET Apps

More ASP.NET

SharePoint

SharePoint can work cleanly with the Cloud. Discover many of the ways you can leverage the cloud and SharePoint together.

Smooth integration with SharePoint 2010
Enhancing Content Delivery with SharePoint and Azure: A Case Study
Integrating SharePoint and Windows Azure: Why They're Better Together

More SharePoint

PHP and the Cloud

PHP and other open source technologies can tap into the Cloud to take your applications to the next level.

Scaling PHP on Windows Azure with new SDK and Sample Kits
Deeper Integration with phpBB
Windows Azure Supports NIST Use Cases using Java

More PHP and the Cloud
Trials and Tools

Building a Windows Phone Client to a RESTful WCF Service

Learn how to use Azure tables and a web role for a simple RESTful WCF service that returns JSON and is easily consumable by a Windows Phone client.

Scott Guthrie Discusses Windows Azure

Scott Guthrie talks about what he's been focused on with Windows Azure. Scott talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly, and also shows code along the way.

Deploying the Cloud Ready Packages for Devices

Discover how easy it is to deploy this package to Windows Azure regardless of your operating system (e.g. Windows 7 or OSX) and target device (e.g. Windows Phone 7, iOS, or Android).

Tankster and the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games

Steve and Wade talk about the newly released Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games. The toolkit enables unique capabilities for social gaming…

An Introduction to Service Bus Topics

Discover how to build flexible messaging solutions with the Service Bus Topics within Windows Azure AppFabric.

Develop Applications for Impact

Windows Azure means that your developers can deliver a new kind of value to your business. Scott Guthrie talks about how to kick the tires on Azure today.

SQL Azure At a Glance

This walkthrough takes a high-level look at the numerous benefits and usage scenarios of SQL Azure. The video highlights the many ways SQL Azure services can be used to create and share cloud powered applications.