Developer Tools for developers using the cloud in the public sector

• Windows 8 and SDK – Windows 8 and SDK samples
• DreamSpark – Developer and Platforms tools for students including Visual Studio Professional, Visual Studio Express 2012 – Visual Studio 2010 for Windows 8, Windows Phone and Windows Azure 
  Windows Azure SDK – All tools you need to create cloud apps with Microsoft Visual 2010
• Windows Phone SDK – All tools you need to create Windows Phone apps
• Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone – Build mobile apps for Windows Azure
• Windows Azure Toolkit for Android – Windows Azure toolkit for Android Developers
• Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS – Windows Azure toolkit for iOS Developers
• WebMatrix – Free web development tool

Learning and Training for developers using the cloud

• Windows Azure Student and Educator Trail – Create a free trial account and launch your first cloud app!
• Generation App - - Start with an idea. Code that idea. Then market it to the masses.
• Windows 8 Sign Up - – How to develop a Windows 8 app in 30 days
• Windows Phone Sign Up - - How to develop a Windows Phone app in 30 days
• Windows Azure Training Kit – Learn and get started with building cloud apps
• Windows Azure Team Blog – Find the latest from the Windows Azure team
• Windows Azure Real World Guidance – Learn tips and tricks from other Windows Azure users

Online Resources

• Windows Azure MSDN Benefits – Activate account through your MSDN benefits
• Windows Azure Feature Voting – Share and vote ideas on Windows Azure
• Cloud App Development – Free books by Microsoft Patterns and Practices
• Windows Azure QA – Post questions and get answers at StackOverflow.com
• SharePoint and Windows Azure Development Kit – Cloud and SharePoint integration
• Windows Azure Pricing Calculator – Windows Azure pricing calculator
• Windows Azure User Group – Attend current or past Windows Azure presentations virtually
• Windows 8 Design Assets – Download design assets for Metro style apps

Open Data and Big Data resources and links

• The UK Open Government Data website - provides an easy way to find, access and reuse public datasets from the UK Government and Local Authority data.
• Windows Azure Marketplace – a one-stop shop for premium data and applications
• Microsoft Big Data – information and tools for Microsoft's Big Data solution
• Hadoop on Windows Azure – Apache Hadoop-based for Windows Azure