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What is cloud development? (overview) Cloud computing refers to computers and applications that run remotely and are accessed over the Internet. In cloud computing, virtual machines run in large data centers and replace physical PCs and servers. By aggregating the computing needs of many users within a single center, economies of scale are achieved that result in significant benefits such as lower power utilization, simpler setup and maintenance, and easier upgrades to capacity and performance. Many applications can run unchanged as you redeploy them from local desktops or servers to the cloud.
Watch this video about the Microsoft cloud offerings, and then prepare your environment by installing the tools you'll use to build your first Azure application. LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOUD DEVELOPMENT Now that you know what the cloud platform is, watch this next video to learn about the tools and technologies for cloud development, including three key building blocks for cloud development based on the Azure platform: Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and Windows Azure platform.
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Watch the video or complete the tutorial, and get started coding right away. DEVELOP A WINDOWS AZURE HELLO WORLD APPLICATION USING ASP.NET MVC3 This tutorial will guide you through creating and deploying a Hello World sample by using ASP.NET MVC 3 and Windows Azure. In this tutorial you will learn how to create an ASP.NET MVC3 application, build and run it locally, deploy it to Windows Azure, and stop and delete that deployment. After you follow this tutorial, you're ready to move on. Next: Create an Application that Lists your Windows Azure Services DEPLOYING A WINDOWS AZURE SAMPLE APPLICATION Windows Azure provides the core computing and storage capabilities for cloud-based applications. This tutorial teaches you how to deploy a simple prepackaged application in Windows Azure, including moving the service created from a staging to a production environment, and scaling the service. It requires no coding or programming skills. After you follow this tutorial, you're ready to move on. SQL AZURE: CREATING YOUR FIRST DATABASE In this video, you are shown the steps involved to create and provision a simple SQL Azure database. After you follow this tutorial, you're ready to move on. Next: Learn More About Storing and Accessing Data with Windows Azure |
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