Resources for Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Networks

Mark Sorenson a Senior Product Planner in the Windows Azure Marketing group prepared the following list of resources on 7/2/2012 to assist in the evaluation of Windows Azure Virtual Machines (WAVM):

Core Resources

90 Day Free Trial - we can confirm the Preview Period in support of the new release of Windows Azure is now available, which enables you to evaluate the new Virtual Machines/IaaS and Enterprise Networking capabilities. Once you have registered for the 90 Day Free Trial and created a new Account, you can access the Preview directly at this link: https://account.windowsazure.com/PreviewFeatures

Digital Chalk Talk Videos – detailed technical overviews of the new Windows Azure services and supporting technologies as announced June 7, including Virtual Machines (IaaS Windows and Linux), Storage, Command Line Tools http://www.meetwindowsazure.com/DigitalChalkTalks

Scenarios Videos on You Tube – “how to” guides, including “Create and Manage Virtual Networks”, “Create & Manage SQL Database”, and many more http://www.youtube.com/user/windowsazure

MSDN Forums for Windows Azure http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/support/preview-support/

Microsoft Knowledge Base article Microsoft server software support for Windows Azure Virtual Machines

Windows Azure Training Kit http://windowsazure-trainingkit.github.com/

• Download the Entire Training Kit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8396

Windows Azure Trust Center - provides a comprehensive of view of Windows Azure and security and compliance practices http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/support/trust-center/

Main Site for Windows Azure http://www.windowsazure.com/

• Pricing http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/?scenario=virtual-machines
• Getting Started with Virtual Machines / IaaS http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/overview/
• Partner Resources http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/community/partners/
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/support/faq/

Recent Events (and Video Recordings)

Meet Windows Azure, June 7, 2012

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/windowsazure/meet2012sf/KEY
Meet Windows Azure Keynote, Scott Guthrie

TechEd Europe, June 2012

• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012/KEY01
  TechEd Europe Keynote with Brad Anderson and Jason Zander
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012/AZR302
  Windows Azure Internals, Mark Russinovich
• http://channel9.msdn.com/events/TechEd/Europe/2012/AZR313
  Deep Dive into Running Virtual Machines on Windows Azure, Vijay Rajagopalan,

TechEd Orlando, June 2012

Keynotes

• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/KEY01
  Satya Nadella Keynote – TechEd 2012 Orlando, June 11, 2012 (34 minute – Virtual Machines, 47 minute – Applications)
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/FDN05
  Meet the New Windows Azure, Scott Guthrie – TechEd 2012 Orlando, June 11, 2012

Windows Azure Virtual Machines, Networking, and Hybrid

• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR302
  Windows Azure Internals, Mark Russinovich
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR209
  Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks, Mark Russinovich
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR201
  Windows Azure IaaS and How It Works, Corey Sanders
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR313
  Deep Dive into Windows Azure Virtual Machines: From the Cloud Vendor and Enterprise Perspective, Vijay Rajagopalan
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR307
  Linux on Windows Azure IaaS with Partner Demos, Tad Brockway
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR202
  An Overview of Managing Applications, Services, and Virtual Machines in Windows Azure, Karandeep Anand
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR319
  Monitoring and Managing Your Windows Azure Applications and Services, Chandrika Shankarnarayan
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR304
  Overview of Windows Azure Networking Features, Ganesh Srinivasan
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR316
  Deep Dive: Extending Enterprise Networks to Windows Azure - Project "Brooklyn", Ganesh Srinivasan
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR204
  Hybrid Will Rule: Options to Connect, Extend and Integrate Applications in Your Data Center and Windows Azure, Yousef Khalidi
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/AZR203
  Business Continuity in the Windows Azure Cloud, Yousef Khalidi

Windows Azure Blogs

• All Windows Azure posts: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/
• [Windows Azure Storage Team posts: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/]

Thought Leadership Series

• Reimagining Active Directory for the Social Enterprise (Part 1)  - John Shewchuk
• Reimagining Active Directory for the Social Enterprise (Part 2) - John Shewchuk
• Security, Privacy & Compliance Update: Availability of SSAE 16 / ISAE 3402 Attestation – Stevan Vidich

IaaS Series

• Support for Linux Virtual Machines on Windows Azure
• An Overview of Windows Azure Virtual Network
• Running SQL Server in a Windows Azure Virtual Machine
• Virtual Machines and Windows

Web Sites Series

• Windows Azure Web Sites Experience on .NET and Visual Studio
• Experience Windows Azure Web Sites from beyond Windows
• Create PHP and MySQL sites with Windows Azure Web Sites and WebMatrix

Cloud Services Series

• What's new in Windows Azure Caching

Data Series

• Introducing Locally Redundant Storage for Windows Azure
• New Windows Azure Storage Features, Improved Manageability, and Lower Prices
• USENIX Best Paper Award: Erasure Coding in Windows Azure Storage

Forrester Research Blogs and Key Publications

• Microsoft Moves to Level the Cloud Platform Playing Field – James Staten
• Microsoft Pushes Windows Azure to Play With the Big Clouds - John Rymer

Microsoft Blog

• Windows Azure Virtual Machines - Michael Washam, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, June 8, 2012

[OakLeaf Systems Blog

• Configuring a Windows Azure Virtual Network with a Cisco ASA 5505-BUN-K9 Adaptive Security Appliance
• Blogs about and Other Web Resources for the Windows Azure “Spring Wave” Preview by Windows Azure MVPs
• Installing Remote Desktop Services on a Windows Azure Virtual Machine running Windows Server 2012 RC
• Running Visual Studio 2012 RC with Windows Azure SDK 1.7 under Windows Server 2012 on a Windows Azure VM
• Adding Windows Azure Preview Features to Your Subscription
• Standing Up a Windows Server 2012 RC Virtual Machine in the New Windows Azure Management Portal Preview
• The Windows Azure Team Announces New “Spring Wave” Features in Advance of the MEET Windows Azure Event]

Note: I added the entries enclosed in square brackets ([…]) to Mark’s list.

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