Teach yourself how to build and host scalable applications in the cloud using the services and features of Windows(R) AzureA' -- one step at a time. Ideal for those with fundamental programming skills, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises for mastering the entire Azure platform. Discover how to: * Work with the configuration panel, the portal, and SDKs of the Azure operating system * Explore the different layers of cloud-based application architecture * Build Web Role and Web Worker projects and deploy them to the cloud * Use two methods to store data -- Azure Storage and the Microsoft(R) SQL Azure Database * Build an AppFabric service solution to connect cloud-based applications * Access cloud applications and stored data from a variety of platforms