Microsoft’s Windows Azure offerings are definitely a hot topic right now and one that is driving a ton of interest and excitement across customers and partners alike.  As such, I wanted to share out a great series posted up on the Channel 9 site around Windows Azure called the “Windows Azure Jump Start” series, as well as some additional resources for you. 

Here is a quick overview off the sessions included in this online series:

• Session 01: Windows Azure Overview
• Session 02: Introduction to Compute
• Session 03: Windows Azure Lifecycle, Part 1
• Session 04: Windows Azure Lifecycle, Part 2
• Session 05: Windows Azure Storage, Part 1
• Session 06: Windows Azure Storage, Part 2
• Session 07: Introduction to SQL Azure
• Session 08: Windows Azure Diagnostics
• Session 09: Windows Azure Security, Part 1
• Session 10: Windows Azure Security, Part 2
• Session 11: Scalability, Caching & Elasticity, Part 1
• Session 12: Scalability, Caching & Elasticity, Part 2, and Q&A

As mentioned, this is an online series, so you can get started right now HERE.

Here are some additional Windows Azure resources for you as well:

• Microsoft’s Cloud Partner site – Including information on:
  • Microsoft Cloud Essentials Pack
  • Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
  • And more…
• Windows Azure Platform on Microsoft Partner Network portal – Here you will find things like:
  • Partner Resource Guide
  • Microsoft Cloud Services Training
  • Windows Azure Learning and Readiness Resources
  • Plus much more…
• Windows Azure Platform Offers for Microsoft Partners
• Windows Azure on Microsoft.com/cloud

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman – Follow me on TWITTER, LinkedIn, and RSS and see “What I’m thinking”
Global Partner Experience Lead
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group
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