Windows Azure programming patterns for Start-ups

A step-by-step guide to create easy solutions to build your business using Windows Azure services with this book and ebook.

Key Features

• Explore the different features of Windows Azure and its unique concepts.
• Get to know the Windows Azure platform by code snippets and samples by a single start-up scenario throughout the whole book.
• A clean example scenario demonstrates the different Windows Azure features.

Book Description

What you will learn

• Understand all the concepts and features of Windows Azure
• Prepare your Visual Studio environment for building Windows Azure services
• Learn to use Windows Azure storage like Blobs, Tables and Queues
• Integrate your services with popular identity providers like Facebook
• Leverage the power of Service Bus technology into your own service
• Implement common scenarios such as supporting existing user stores, user sign up, and supporting AJAX requests
• Learn the billing principles behind the different features of Windows Azure and how to keep track of the bill
• Understand SQL Database and bring the power of a relational database to the cloud

Who this book is for

This book is intended for Microsoft .NET developers who want to leverage the power of cloud and build a brand new service from scratch; it assumes a basic understanding of the .NET framework and C#.