Windows Azure InfoKit for Public Sector January 2012 Update - Dr. Z's Blog - Site Home

I published the resource kit a while back and have since added a few links to it. Download the PPT file here.

Developer Tools

Windows Azure SDK /zxazuresdk – All tools and bits you need to create cloud apps with Microsoft Visual 2010
Windows Phone SDK /zxphonesdk – All tools you need to create Windows Phone apps
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone /zxazurephonetoolkit – Build mobile apps for Windows Azure
SharePoint and Windows Azure Development Kit /zxazuresharepointkit – Cloud and SharePoint integration
Windows Azure Pricing Calculator /zxazurecalculator – Windows Azure pricing calculator
WebMatrix/zxwebmatrix – Free web development tool

Learning and Training

Windows Azure Training Kit /zxazuretraining – Learn and get started with building cloud apps
News and Announcements on Windows Azure /zxcloudcover – Join Wade and Steve at Channel9
Windows Azure Team Blog /zxazureteamblog – Find the latest from the Windows Azure team
Windows Azure User Group /zxazureug – Attend current or past Windows Azure presentations virtually
Real World Guidance /zxrealworldguide – Learn tips and tricks from other Windows Azure users

Online Resources

Free Windows Azure Trial Account /zxazuretrial – Create a free trial account and launch your first cloud app!
Windows Azure MSDN Account /zxazuremsdnbenefits – Activate account through your MSDN benefits
BlobShare Sample /zxazureblobshare – Sample file sharing app using storage and access control
Microsoft Town Hall /zxmicrosofttownhall – Explore Town Hall online and get the cloud app source code
Windows Azure Feature Voting Forum /zxazurevotingforum – Share and vote ideas on Windows Azure
Moving Apps to Windows Azure /zxazurebookmovingtocloud – Free book by Microsoft Patterns and Practices
W indows Azure QA /zxazureqa – Post questions and get answers at StackOverflow.com

Open Data

Open Government Initiative (www.whitehouse.gov/open) – President Obama’s Open Government Initiative
Data.Gov (www.data.gov) – Improve access to Federal data, expand creative use beyond government
Windows Azure Marketplace /zxazuremarketplace – One-Stop Shop for Premium Data and Applications
Voting Information Project /zxazurevip - dataset with official voting information