• Windows Server Active Directory
• SharePoint Server 2013 / 2010
• SQL Server 2012 including High-Availability.

Windows Server Active Directory, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and later versions and 64-bit versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later are supported in Windows Azure Virtual Machines. For full list you can visit Microsoft server software support for Windows Azure Virtual Machines.

Now, we can start deploying our SharePoint farm. First of all it’s good to have a Windows Azure Virtual Network that’ll help us to secure our forest and extend our SharePoint farm for cross-premises installations.

• Windows Azure Virtual Network

Then, you’ll need to deploy your Windows Server Active Directory to Windows Azure. You can install a new forest or install a replica Active Directory Domain Controller. For replica Active Directory you’ll need to setup cross-premises connectivity.

• Create a Virtual Network for Site-to-Site Cross-Premises Connectivity
• Guidelines for Deploying Windows Server Active Directory on Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Install a Replica Active Directory Domain Controller in Windows Azure Virtual Networks
• Install a new Active Directory forest in Windows Azure

When you’ll have Virtual Network and Active Directory then it’s time for SharePoint and SQL Server deployments. I strongly recommend to read guidelines and considerations documents before starting deployment. There are some tricks that may be hard to implement after you start installing.

SharePoint 2013 and 2010 are supported, this is why I’m sharing resources for both versions. You’ll see that it’s pretty similar to on-premises deployments.

• SharePoint 2013 on Windows Azure Infrastructure
• Deployment Considerations for SharePoint 2013 on Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• SharePoint 2010 Deployment on Windows Azure Virtual Machines

SQL Server installations highly differ regarding to the performance requirements, database size and High-Availability requirements. I suggest you to read Performance Guidance which is a great document before starting.

• SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Performance Guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

SQL Server 2012 / 2014 AlwaysOn Availability Groups is the best option for High-Availability and SQL Server Backup and Restore with Windows Azure Blob Storage Service is a great feature for DR implementations.

• Tutorial: SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups in Windows Azure (GUI)
• SQL Server Backup and Restore with Windows Azure Blob Storage Service

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Everybody likes different style during the learning process and I’ve created different types of resources that you can reach and use quickly depending your style.

You can reach to this blog post @ https://aka.ms/WAResources.

Windows Azure Development InfoKit is our first hub resource that is formed as a single pager to all Windows Azure resources and social media groups.

This resource has been frequently updated so you can visit it whenever you need latest resources.

Blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/umits/archive/2012/11/06/windows-azure-development-infokit.aspx 

Resource URL: https://aka.ms/WAInfoKit

Windows Azure Learning Poster is an amazing onboarding kit for newcomers and cloud computing veterans. You can follow the onboarding paths or just start from the topic you want.

Blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/umits/archive/2013/09/27/windows-azure-learning-poster.aspx

Resource URL: https://aka.ms/WALearningPoster

Windows Azure From Zero to Hero Online Series are recorded weekly webcasts series following Windows Azure Learning Poster (https://aka.ms/WALearningPoster ) for helping your onboarding process. Agenda has been created to help you during onboarding process and decrease the learning time. Recordings are also available.

Blog: https://aka.ms/fromzerotohero

Resource URL: https://sdrv.ms/18kY6OQ

Online Series Agenda

1. Windows Azure Overview: Cloud? 9/24

2. Windows Azure Web Sites: Create your Web Site in the Cloud in 5 min 10/1

3. WAMSA #1: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy 10/10

4. Getting Started with Windows Azure Virtual Machines: Why & How? 10/22

5. Cloud Storage Basics: Table (NoSQL), Blob, Queues, Tools 10/31

6. Manage your Relational Data in the Cloud: Database-as-a-Service 11/5

7. Cloud Service in Windows Azure? What is this? Why? 11/12

8. Advanced Web Sites, Custom Domains, SSL, Open Source, Scalability, Source Control 11/19

9. WAMSA #2: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy 11/26

10. Moving your infrastructure to Cloud: VMs, Networks, VPN 12/10

Windows Azure Training Kit is another great resource for Windows Azure onboarding. Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content designed to help you learn how to use Windows Azure:

• Hands-on labs
• Presentations
• Demos
• and code samples for every aspect

Resource URL: https://aka.ms/watk

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Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform running on Microsoft-managed datacenters. You can build applications and services using any language, tool or framework with features and services provided by platform.

Now, It’s your time to experience Windows Azure, powerful capabilities and unlimited possibilities.

No matter if you are a student, faculty, Professional Developer or an IT Specialist this is definitively a must-see presentation!

In this MEA Cloud Camp, we have an honor guest, Windows Azure CVP Scott Guthrie (@scottgu) will be kicking off the event with Windows Azure Keynote.

Then Jon Galloway (@jongalloway), an expert on Web Development Technologies, will continue with amazing topics including ASP.NET, MVC 4 and SignalR.

Finally, Umit Sunar (@umitsunar) will continue and close the event with deep-dive Windows Azure Web Sites and Windows Azure Mobile Services.

Event agenda is

• Windows Azure
• What’s new in ASP.NET
• ASP.NET & MVC 4
• Web API
• ASP.NET SignalR – Real-time Application Development
• Lap Around on Windows Azure Web Sites
• WAMSA: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy

Please visit https://aka.ms/meacloudcamp for live streaming and more.

Please use #MEACloudCamp hash tag for Twitter.

MEA Cloud Camp is an online event and streaming will start on 10^th October 2013 9:30am GMT+3

Click here to see in your time or add this event on your calendar.

You can also share the event on Social Media with these helpers.

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I’m really excited to announce SQL Pass Turkey Chapter (I’m proud to be in the leader team) is organizing 3rd SQL Saturday Community Event in Istanbul.

SQL Saturday #258 will be held on 5th October at Microsoft Office. This time we also have a fully dedicated Windows Azure track as well.

On 3rd SQL Saturday we have 25 different sessions on 5 different tracks

• SQL Server 2014
• DEV
• DBA
• BI
• and Windows Azure

delivered by 20 different speakers (9 international speakers, 4 MCMs, 8 MVPs and 7 MS Engineers) from UK, Portugal, Ukraine, Russia, Germany and so on.

This event is an amazing output of collaboration and efforts of many people, I really want to thank them all.

Please use #SQLSatIstanbul twitter hash tag for follow-up and questions.

Due to high demand, registrations has been closed by two weeks ago and we can only accept registrations for the waiting list at the moment https://www.sqlsaturday.com/258/register.aspx.

Speaker T-shirts are on my desk now waiting for their owners, really funny.

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Windows Azure Learning Poster is an ultimate guide for your onboarding references on different Windows Azure topics.

Document contains structured Windows Azure topics detailed with references and extra material.

I’m delivering weekly Windows Azure: From Zero to Hero Online Series (https://blogs.msdn.com/b/umits/archive/2013/09/23/windows-azure-from-zero-to-hero-online-series.aspx) following Windows Azure Learning Poster Guide. Every week we’re focusing on a different topic.

We’ve just finalized the first one and on Tuesday, 1st Oct we’ll continue with Windows Azure Web Sites.

You can reach to this document @ https://aka.ms/WALearningPoster

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Every week we’ll continue one step forward and enlighten the road to Windows Azure mastery.

You can name the series as “Windows Azure: From Zero to Hero” targeting to help ISVs/CSVs & Developers during their cloud adoption process.

We’ll cover a broad range of Windows Azure features and technologies, beginning from zero leading you to become a cloud hero.

Sessions will be recorded and published as well, even you miss anything online you can continue to your journey.

You can reach to this document online @ https://sdrv.ms/18kY6OQ .

Recordings are available, except first two sessions (which you can similar Introduction to Windows Azure Videos in our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/umitsazure?feature=mhee ).

Please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event to reach to the recordings.

Online Series Agenda

1. Windows Azure Overview: Cloud? 9/24

2. Windows Azure Web Sites: Create your Web Site in the Cloud in 5 min 10/1

3. WAMSA #1: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy 10/10

4. Getting Started with Windows Azure Virtual Machines: Why & How? 10/22

5. Cloud Storage Basics: Table (NoSQL), Blob, Queues, Tools 10/31

6. Manage your Relational Data in the Cloud: Database-as-a-Service 11/5

7. Cloud Service in Windows Azure? What is this? Why? 11/12

8. Advanced Web Sites, Custom Domains, SSL, Open Source, Scalability, Source Control 11/19

9. WAMSA #2: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy 11/26

10. Moving your infrastructure to Cloud: VMs, Networks, VPN 12/10

Online Series Details

#1 - Windows Azure Overview: Cloud?

Title: Windows Azure Overview: Cloud?
Description: "Starting is Half the Task" and this session targets to give an overview of Cloud Computing and Windows Azure in your journey.
We'll answer frequently asked questions such as "What is Windows Azure?", "How Cloud Computing may help you?" and share Windows Azure resources that'll help you to accelerate your adoption to Windows Azure
- Windows Azure InfoKit (https://aka.ms/WAInfoKit )
- Windows Azure Learning Poster (https://aka.ms/LearningPoster )
- Windows Azure Training Kit (https://aka.ms/g2jucu )
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565435&Culture=en-TR&community=0    
Date/Time: 9/24/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/18RmDHF

Recording Pending due to LiveMeeting Recording Issue

#2 - Windows Azure Web Sites: Create your Web Site in the Cloud in 5 min

Title: Windows Azure Web Sites: Create your Web Site in the Cloud in 5 min
Description: Windows Azure Web Sites is a simple and powerful hosting platform that helps you to easily build and deploy your web applications. You can develop using ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js and Python with your favorite frameworks (MVC 4, Django, Express), integrate with source control systems and manage with PowerShell, REST API or CLI Tools.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565443&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 10/01/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/19wUM0o

Recording Pending due to LiveMeeting Recording Issue

#3 - WAMSA #1: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy

Title: WAMSA #1: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy
Description: Mobile Services is state of the art cloud backend for all kind of applications and you can integrate it with almost all kind of applications. This session covers the basics of Windows Azure Mobile Services, integration with Windows Store, Windows Phone 8, iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android and HTML applications, authentication and authorization with Microsoft Account, Facebook, Twitter, Google, push notifications, source control and custom API.
Extending your applications is really simple and beneficial with Windows Azure Mobile Services.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565445&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 10/10/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/15lH5FJ

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#4 - Getting Started with Windows Azure Virtual Machines: Why & How?

Title: Getting Started with Windows Azure Virtual Machines: Why & How
Description: Virtual Machines in the Cloud. In this session, learn how to create and deliver solutions using Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Create and use Windows Servers or Linux Servers or select from available images including SQL Server, SharePoint Server, LAMP, Django, MySQL, etc. We'll also cover best practices and tips of creating a VM, securing it. When and why you should use it, what are the differences of between Web Sites, Virtual Machines, Mobile Services and Cloud Services.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565449&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 10/22/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/15lHwzM

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#5 - Cloud Storage Basics: Table (NoSQL), Blob, Queues, Tools

Title: Cloud Storage Basics: Table (NoSQL), Blob, Queues, Tools
Description: Welcome to cloud storage, durable, scalable, reliable, fast and cheap. It's really hard to believe but it's true. In this session we'll cover the basics of Windows Azure Storage Services including Table Storage, Blob Storage, Queues. How you can create and integrate with these services, SDKs, APIs and tools. Integrating with your services and applications, monitoring and getting the most out of Windows Azure Storage.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565451&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 10/31/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/18RoHPY

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#6 - Manage your Relational Data in the Cloud: Database-as-a-Service

Title: Manage your Relational Data in the Cloud: Database-as-a-Service
Description: Database-as-a-Service is an interesting concept. Windows Azure SQL Database is a fully-managed, scalable service based on SQL Server technology and this session introduces the basics of managing and storing your relational data in the cloud. Tips, tricks, best practices for creating a SQL database, migrating your existing databases, differences between SQL Server and Windows Azure SQL Database and monitoring methods will be covered in this session.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565109&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 11/05/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/18Rp39h

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#7 - Cloud Service in Windows Azure? What is this? Why?

Title: Cloud Service in Windows Azure? What is this? Why?
Description: Cloud computing grants multiple choices for each solution. Cloud Services in Windows Azure stands for Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution and has many advantages for development, versioning, caching and scalability. In this session, we'll introduce Windows Azure Cloud Services and revisit the differences between Web Sites, Virtual Machines, Mobile Services and Cloud Services. Web Roles, Worker Roles, Cache Roles will be covered. You can use .NET, PHP, Node.js, Java and Python to develop Cloud Services.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565119&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 11/12/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/15lIyM9

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#8 - Advanced Web Sites, Custom Domains, SSL, Open Source, Scalability, Source Control

Title: Advanced Web Sites, Custom Domains, SSL, Open Source, Scalability, Source Control
Description: Now, it's time to increase your knowledge on Windows Azure Web Sites. How to use Custom Domains, adding SSL, Open Source integration, Scalability concepts, Source Control Integration, Team Foundation Service are covered in this session. Use Visual Studio, Web Matrix or another IDE to create and deploy your Web Site. Go to next level with best practices, security, integration with Mobile Services or Cloud Services.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565134&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 11/25/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/18Rq0hO

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#9 - WAMSA #2: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy Windows Azure Media Services

Title: WAMSA #2: Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy
Description: In this session we'll start developing an application from scratch with Windows Azure Mobile Services. Multi-chat application running on multiple platforms, integrated with multiple authentication methods and supports integrated translation. Advanced topics such as Custom API, Periodic or Customized Push Notifications and Scheduler Jobs will be covered to help you to go to next level.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565146&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 11/26/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here to see in your local time: https://bit.ly/1b6EYIf

Recording Available, please visit LiveMeeting URL for the event

#10 - Moving your infrastructure to Cloud: VMs, Networks, VPN

Title: Moving your infrastructure to Cloud: VMs, Networks, VPN
Description: Virtual Machines has been covered in previous sessions, in this session we'll cover advanced topics for Windows Azure Infrastructure Services. Storage planning, performance, security best practices will be covered for Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks, Site-to-Site VPN, Point-to-Site VPN will be covered as well.
LiveMeeting URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032565150&Culture=en-TR&community=0
Date/Time: 12/10/2013 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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WATK includes a very broad range of Windows Azure resources to help you how to use Windows Azure and it’s obviously one of the first resources you should visit for Windows Azure questions:

• 39 Presentations for developers and ITPros
• 52 Hands-on-Labs covering
• Web Sites
• Virtual Machines
• Cloud Services
• Building Block Services
• Mobile
• 26 Demos

April 2013 Release includes

• The refreshment of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services resources
• New labs and presentations for Windows Azure Mobile Services
• Introduction to HDInsight Service
• Updated presentations for ITPro and other contents.

You can download and install training kit from Microsoft Download Center.

You can start your 90 days Windows Azure Free Trial and check the features and capabilities of Windows Azure and cloud by yourself.

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In this entry, I’ll share you some resources for deploying SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines.

With GA announcement now you have the option to use pre-installed Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 images with SQL Server 2012 SP1 (Web, Standard and Enterprise Editions) for pay-per-hour model.

In this model, SQL Server license price is included in the price. For more details in this model go to pricing page and select SQL Server. More SQL Server editions and Windows Server 2012 images will be coming soon as well.

You can also use your existing SQL Server licenses in Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Please check Windows Azure Licensing FAQ document for detailed answers to the questions below :

• How do I license SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines?
• When using my license mobility benefit to run SQL Server, how large of a compute instance can I run on Windows Azure with a single SQL Server license?

After talking about the pre-installed images, pricing and licensing you’ll most probably need technical documentation as well.

There is an updated technical deck for Windows Azure Infrastructure GA that you can start for all your SQL Server integrations in Windows Azure: SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

You can read lots of technical documents on installation, migration, performance, connectivity, security & high availability stuff.

• Getting Started with SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Getting Ready to Migrate to SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• SQL Server Deployment in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Connectivity Considerations for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Performance Considerations for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Security Considerations for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Troubleshooting and Monitoring for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Backup and Restore for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• SQL Server Business Intelligence in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

You can also read SQL Server blog post for best practices and scenarios of deploying SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines.

You can start your 90 days Windows Azure Free Trial and check the features and capabilities of SQL Server in Windows Azure by yourself.

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Now, Windows Azure natively supports all kind of cloud service models including

• Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas)
• Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

GA of Infrastructure Services is significant step in Microsoft Cloud Computing strategy enabling all our customers and users to benefit from the innovation and extension of cloud computing for all kind of business scenarios.

This brief video explains details the extension of IT fabric scenario and if you need more information about IaaS you can visit Windows Azure Infrastructure Services page.

Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (Virtual Machines & Virtual Networks) is now live in production, backed by enterprise SLA, supported by Microsoft Support and ready to use for all kind of application and business scenarios.

In order to support more scenarios, this update includes:

• New VM Image Templates
• SQL Server 2012 (new Web, Standard and Enterprise Editions)
• BizTalk Server 2013 (new Evaluation, Standard and Enterprise Editions)
• SharePoint Server 2013 (new)
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2012
• openSUSE
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Ubuntu
• OpenLogic CentOS
• Please note that you can also upload your own existing images to Windows Azure Virtual Machines Service, more info here

• New VM Sizes
• Extra Small (Shared Core, 768 MB)
• Small (1 dedicated core, 1.75 GB)
• Medium (2 dedicated cores, 3.5GB)
• Large (4 dedicated cores, 7GB)
• Extra Large (8 dedicated cores, 14GB)
• A6 (4 dedicated cores, 28GB) (new)
• A7 (8 dedicated cores, 56GB) (new)

• New VM Prices (prices has been reduced 21%-33% for IaaS and PaaS VMs, please visit this url for more info and updated prices

Windows Azure is always flexible in terms of management. You can create and manage your account including Virtual Machines using:

• Windows Azure Management Portal
• PowerShell (check my blog entry and this reference document)
• Command line tools for Windows, Mac & Linux (download address)

When you create a Virtual Machine you’ll have

• Integrated Management and Monitoring capability
• Built-in Load Balancer Support at no extra charge
• Creating and attaching more durable disks capability
• Capability of capturing an Image of a Virtual Machine and clone it quickly (Windows, Linux)

Please check this resource for more info on Virtual Machines.

Virtual Networks is the another service in Windows Azure Infrastructure Services and it completes Cloud Infrastructure strategy with Virtual Machines.

Using Windows Azure Virtual Networks, you can:

• Create a virtual private network with persistent private IPs: Use your preferred private IPv4 space (10.x, 172.x, 192.x) in Windows Azure. Virtual Machines within a Virtual Network will have a stable private IP address, even across hardware failures.

• Cross-premises connectivity over site-to-site IPsec VPNs: Extend your on-premises network to create a hybrid network with Windows Azure. Site-to-site VPN feature lets your employees and users to use Windows Azure Virtual Machines and cloud services as their local resources.Cisco and Juniper VPN hardware devices are supported.

• Configure custom DNS servers: Customized DNS server is helpful for many scenarios. Now, you can point your Virtual Machines to a DNS server on-premises or a DNS server running in Windows Azure on the same Virtual Network. This feature is really helpful for running a Windows Server Active Directory domain controller on Windows Azure.

• Extended trust and security boundary: Using Virtual Networks you can create a simple communication channel between your Virtual Machines and/or Cloud Services. Using this channel your services will be able to communicate with each other through private IPs and will be helpful for creating an extra layer of isolation and security.

Other updates includes :

• Increased default OS disk size: Default OS disk partition increased from 30GB to 127GB.

• Ability to customize the Administrator username: You can customize the login name of Administrator account to increase the security level

• Remote PowerShell Enabled By Default: Very effective automated setup method for script deployments. When you deploy your Virtual Machine using PowerShell, Remote PowerShell support is enabled by default in all Windows Server OS images

You can start your 90 days Windows Azure Free Trial and check the features and capabilities of Windows Azure by yourself.

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WAMSA consists of three sequential LiveMeeting sessions in English (there is also another parallel WAMSA track in Turkish - https://aka.ms/kb50je ) covering all detailed information about Windows Azure Mobile Services, including development of a “Multi-Chat” application from scratch during second and third sessions.

[April 24] - First session will be an introduction to all Windows Azure Mobile Services

[May 2] - In second session, we’ll start our “Multi-Chat” application (Chat application with various authentication methods (Microsoft Account, Facebook, Twitter, Google) and Push Notification support running on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 , HTML and Android supporting dynamic translation powered by Bing Translator and WAMS)

[May 7] - In third session, we’ll continue developing “Multiple-Chat” application and finalize it.

Please check this https://aka.ms/lsuufl document for all your questions about Windows Azure Mobile Services Academy.

WAMSA is a public event and it’s okay to share it with all your Windows Azure, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 or developer contacts.

Windows Azure Mobile Services is one of the easiest way for all kind of developers to start developing with Windows Azure and Microsoft Development Technologies.

Sessions will be recorded and shared after the event.

If you’re new to Windows Azure Mobile Services you can visit my blog post: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/umits/archive/2013/03/19/windows-azure-mobile-services.aspx

WAMSA – Agenda

WAMSA #1 – WAMS Basics, Introduction to Windows Azure Mobile Services

Speaker: Umit Sunar – Windows Azure Technical Evangelist – MEA

Description: How to authenticate, authorize your users with Microsoft Account, Facebook, Twitter, Google. Integrate Push Notification just in minutes. Extend your applications with Server-side scripting, demos for W8, WP8, HTML, Android applications.

URL: https://www.microsoft.com/click/services/Redirect2.ashx?CR_CC=200209048&CR_EAC=300092223

Date: April 24, 2013, Wednesday

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Istanbul Time) Click here to see in your local time

WAMSA #2 – WAMS Deep Dive, Starting Developing from scratch: Multiple-Chat Application # 1

Speaker: Umit Sunar – Windows Azure Technical Evangelist - MEA
Description: In this session, we’ll start developing Multi-Chat application. Client applications for multiple-platform, integrated with multiple-authentication providers supporting Push Notifications for multiple-push-notification-services and supporting multiple-languages trough integrated server-side translation as a bonus

URL: https://www.microsoft.com/click/services/Redirect2.ashx?CR_CC=200209048&CR_EAC=300092224

Date: May 2, 2013, Thursday

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Istanbul Time) Click here to see in your local time

WAMSA #3 – WAMS Deep Dive, Continue Development of Multiple-Chat Application # 2

Speaker: Umit Sunar – Windows Azure Technical Evangelist - MEA
Description: In this session, we’ll continue developing our Multi-Chat application. Client applications for multiple-platform, integrated with multiple-authentication providers supporting Push Notifications for multiple-push-notification-services and supporting multiple-languages trough integrated server-side translation as a bonus

URL: https://www.microsoft.com/click/services/Redirect2.ashx?CR_CC=200209048&CR_EAC=300092225

Date: May 7, 2013, Tuesday

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Istanbul Time) Click here to see in your local time