Windows Azure Workshop at OOP 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011 by Rainer Stropek

Today I will do a workshop about the Windows Azure Platform at OOP 2011. In this blog post I want to summarize the most important resources that I have used in the workshop.

  1. You can get a free 3-week token for Windows Azure (without credit card) at http://www.microsoft.com/germany/net/WindowsAzure/TestAccount.aspx
  2. Here is the presentation OOP 2011 - Windows Azure Platform Overview I have used during the workshop.
  3. Here is the hands on lab sample I presented at the workshop (based on the sample I created together with Mario Szpuszta for Microsoft BigDays 2010).
  4. Download the Windows Azure SDK 1.3.
  5. The Windows Azure Training Kit is a great resource for self-learning.
  6. The tool I showed for accessing Windows Azure Storage is Cerebrata Cloud Storage Studio.
  7. For running the DevFabric you need to have a SQL Server 2008 R2 installed. You can get the free express edition of SQL 2008 R2 at http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/.

Happy cloud computing!

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Rainer Stropek

Rainer Stropek

Co-founder, architect, developer

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I am co-founder and CEO of the company software architects and have been serving this role since 2008. At software architects my team and I are developing the award-winning SaaS solution time cockpit. Previously, I founded and led IT consulting firms that worked in the area of developing software solutions based on the Microsoft technology stack.

In my work I focus on .NET development and software architecture. I have written some books and articles on C#, database development, Windows Azure, Windows 8 development, WPF, and Silverlight. Regularly I speak at conferences, do workshops and conduct trainings in Europe and the US. Since 2010 I have been MVP for Windows Azure.

I graduated the Higher Technical School Leonding (AT) for MIS with honors and hold a BSc (Hons) Computer Studies of the University of Derby (UK).

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