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Course Name Media Run
Time
Total Learning
Time Modules Printable PDF
Courseware*
Hands-on Labs + Sample Code
Exploring Microsoft Windows Azure Platform New 10+ Hours 10+ Hours 10 Modules N/A Sample Code Only
Microsoft SQL Azure New 10+ Hours 10+ Hours 10 Modules N/A Sample Code Only
Microsoft Windows Azure New 10+ Hours 10+ Hours 10 Modules N/A Sample Code Only
Microsoft Windows Azure AppFabric
Coming 2012 6+ Hours 6+ Hours 6 Modules N/A Sample Code Only
Microsoft Windows Azure Security
Coming 2012 6+ Hours 6+ Hours 6 Modules N/A Sample Code Only
Amazon EC2 Coming 2012 Information Coming Soon
Amazon S3 Coming 2012 Information Coming Soon
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Introduction to Microsoft Azure
• What is Cloud Computing?
• What is a Cloud Operating System?
• Key Scenarios for the Cloud.
• The Development Environment Windows Azure Basic Roles
• What is a Role?
• Purpose of each Role
• Basic Role Configuration.
• Local Debugging.
Windows Azure Advanced Roles
• Learn how to Tune the Environment
• Use Local Storage
• Use Plugins
Introduction to Azure Storage Basics
• How does Windows Azure Storage Work?
• How do I Access Storage?
Azure Storage Queues
• Learn About Messaging
• How Queues Work Azure Storage Tables
• Learn how to Store Data in Tables
• Create and Destroy Data
• How Tables Scale Azure Storage Blobs
• What is BLOB Storage?
• How do I Access it?
Azure Storage Drives
• What is Azure Drive?
Introduction to SQL Azure
• Learn how SQL Lives in the Cloud
• What are the Differences
• How to Migrate Easily SQL Azure Performance
• SQL Azure Sharding
• Azure Federations
• Partitioning in SQL Azure Introduction to Windows Azure AppFabric
• What is the AppFabric?
• The Access Control Service
• Using the Service Bus
• Leveraging Distributed Cache
Cloud Computing Patterns &
Practices
• Discover Some of the Common Uses
• App Migration Strategies
• Disposable Computing
• Dynamic Scale
• Shunting
• Prototyping
Diagnostics & Service Management
• How do you do Diagnostics for Azure?
• How do you Manage your Azure Applications and Services?
Exploring Microsoft ® Windows Azure ™ Platform
Instructor:Scott Klein, a Microsoft SQL Azure MVP, has been working with SQL Server for nearly 20 years. He is a veteran author, having written a number of books including Professional SQL Server XML, Professional LINQ, Pro ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.0, and the recently released Pro SQL Azure.
Total Learning Time:10 hours
Media run time is 10+ hours. This course can also be used as quick reference material, with the ability to access just the information you need in a matter of minutes.
Course Description:As everything goes “to the cloud” it would come to reason the same thing would happen to business applications and data storage. Enter the Microsoft Windows Azure Platform, Microsoft's cloud solution. Using a cloud benefits a company by allowing the usage of the online servers to store and run applica- tions without the expense and man hours needed to maintain the hardware while saving money on licensing costs. This exploring course will cover the many aspects and components of Windows Azure. The course will give you an introduction to Azure, the different types of services that can be hosted in Windows Azure such as web and worker roles, and then move on to the basics of Azure's durable storage solution, which include Azure queues, blobs, and tables. Next you will get a full introduction in SQL Azure, Microsoft's cloud-based relational database, and how you can use SQL Azure to store your relational data on the cloud. This will be fol- lowed up by discussions including Azure AppFabric, Cloud Computing Patterns & Practices and Diagnostics & Service Management.
Course Outline:
Number of Modules
Media Run Time
Total Learning Time
Online Courseware*
Hands-on Labs
Sample Code
Pre/Post Exams
Supports Microsoft Exam Number
10 Modules 10+ hours 10 hours N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A
SQL Azure Overview
• Look at Management Portal
• Provisioning of Account/Subscription
• Creation / Provisioning of Server
• Creation of Databases Administering SQL Azure
• SQL Server Management Studio
• Silverlight SQL Manager
• SQL Azure Service Management API - Done
• Throttling / Load Balancing Design Concepts
• Design Factors
• Offsite Storage
• Security
• Design Patterns
• Sharding/Federation
Security
• Establish an Unencrypted Connection via SSMS to SQL Azure
• SQL Azure Security
• Firewall
• Application Connection Migration
• Migrating Database to SQL Azure
• Generate Scripts Wizard
• SSMA for Access
• SQL Server Integration Services
• Sync Framework
• SQL Azure Data Sync Services SQL Azure Reporting
• Provided Services
• Architecture
• Best Practices
SQL Azure Data Sync
• Key Features
• SQL Azure to SQL Azure
• On Premise to SQL Azure Sharding / Federation
• Performance vs. Scalability
• Sharding
• Introducing SQL Azure Federations Application Connectivity
• Connecting to SQL Azure
• Connection Constraints
• ADO.NET
• WCF Data Services SQL Azure / OData
• OData Overview
• Security
• iPhone Example
Backup / Restore
• Backup and Restore Strategy
• Syntax and Monitoring
• Restore
SQL Azure / Azure Storage Interoperability
• Storage Infrastructure
• Accessing Storage with REST
• Connection Strings
• SQL Azure vs. Azure Table
Microsoft ® SQL Azure ™
Instructor:Scott Klein, a Microsoft SQL Azure MVP, has been working with SQL Server for nearly 20 years. He is a veteran author, having written a number of books including Professional SQL Server XML, Professional LINQ, Pro ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.0, and the recently released Pro SQL Azure.
Total Learning Time:10 hours
Media run time is 10+ hours. This course can also be used as quick reference material, with the ability to access just the information you need in a matter of minutes.
Course Description:Your company is thinking about placing its SQL Database in the cloud and you need to figure out how to do it. This course will give you the fundamentals of SQL Azure, part of Microsoft’s Azure Platform. In this course you will see what SQL Azure is, how it works and how to administer it. You’ll learn about designing a database and how to apply sharding and federations. You will then learn how to secure the database in cloud. Then how to migrate any existing databas- es, about reporting, datasync and application connectivity. Then wrap with an OData overview with mobile application, backing up and restoring and Azure Storage Interoperability.
Course Outline:
Number of Modules
Media Run Time
Total Learning Time
Online Courseware*
Hands-on Labs
Sample Code
Pre/Post Exams
Supports Microsoft Exam Number
10 Modules 10+ hours 10 hours N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A
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Windows Azure Overview
• Introduction to Cloud Solutions
• Introduction to the Developer Tools
• Creating a Simple Azure Service Windows Azure Web Roles
• Windows Azure Web Roles
• Configuring Web Roles
• Windows Azure APIs Windows Azure Worker Roles
• Windows Azure Worker Roles
• Inter-Role Communication
• Deploying Packages Using Visual Studio
Windows Azure Storage
• Windows Azure Local Storage
• Windows Azure Storage Services
• Windows Azure Storage APIs Windows Azure Table Storage
• Azure Table Storage
• Azure Table Storage APIs
• Connecting to Azure Table Storage
• Working with Tables and Entities Windows Azure Queue Storage
• Azure Queue Service Architecture
• Sending and Receiving Messages
• Managing Queue Contents
Windows Azure Blob Storage
• Azure Blob Architecture and API
• Uploading and Reading Blobs
• Managing Blobs SQL Azure Overview
• Introducing SQL Azure
• Deploying Objects to SQL Azure
• Using SQL Azure with ASP.NET Providers
Virtual Machine Roles
• Understanding Virtual Machine Roles
• Creating and Uploading a Virtual Machine VHD
• Adding a Virtual Machine Role to Your Project
Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
• Installation and Azure Control Services Integration
• Azure Storage Integration
• Push Notifications
Microsoft ® Windows Azure ™
Instructor:Bret Stateham has been both working and teaching on Microsoft platforms since the DOS day, and has over twenty years experience in the IT field, and over a decade of experience as a trainer. Bret has contributed to multiple books and is a frequent speaker at regional events.
Total Learning Time:10 hours
Media run time is 10+ hours. This course can also be used as quick reference material, with the ability to access just the information you need in a matter of minutes.
Course Description:In this course you will learn the tools, technologies and techniques for developing .NET applications that run on the Windows Azure platform.
At the completion of this course you should have the understanding and skills to develop applications that use Windows Azure Web, Worker and Virtual Machine roles, leverage the Azure Table, Queue and Blob storage services, and interact with SQL Azure databases.
Course Outline:
Number of Modules
Media Run Time
Total Learning Time
Online Courseware*
Hands-on Labs
Sample Code
Pre/Post Exams
Supports Microsoft Exam Number
10 Modules 10+ hours 10 hours N/A N/A Yes Yes N/A
