Dave Bost

Have you wanted to check out all the technical goodness that the Windows Azure Platform gives you but didn’t want to pluck down a credit card? Have no fear!

You can get a 1-month *free* pass to kick the tires of Windows Azure and SQL Azure.

Once you’ve requested your pass, there is a plethora of training material to lead you down the Windows Azure path, including:

• Learning all about Windows Azure as a cloud computing platform
• Great tutorials to get you publishing your first Windows Azure application
• Watch videos about SQL Azure
• Learn how to publish your PHP Apps on Windows Azure
• Read up on how to Develop a Windows Azure Application
• Watch a series of Web Casts to lead you down the path of Windows Azure
• And by all means… download the Windows Azure Training Kit!

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It might not be our new marketing campaign for SQL Azure, but maybe it should be! The SQL Azure team has kicked off a feature suggestion site. If you would like to help shape SQL Azure and have a say on what features the team focuses on, share your thoughts (and votes) at http://mygreatsqlazureidea.com.

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