Your cloud is here.
Microsoft Azure provides a connected cloud platform that provides the freedom to deploy and use technology in the way that makes the most sense for you. Get the benefits of a virtual platform—lower cost, greater reach, and rapid time-to-market from initial idea to final realization. The quickest path to developing for Azure is through Visual Studio 2013. With Visual Studio and Azure, you can connect to your Azure subscription from the Server Explorer, start or edit website, or create a mobile service to serve as your backend for your mobile devices.
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Get started with Azure
Watch as Scott Hanselman demonstrates how easy it is to create, deploy, and manage a web site on Microsoft Azure, all from within Visual Studio.
Are you an MSDN subscriber?
Use your MSDN subscription to get up to $150 in credits on Azure.
Azure Preview portal
See for yourself how the Azure Preview portal is bringing together cross-platform tools, technologies, and services in a single integrated workspace to speed up the delivery process and make it much simpler to keep applications in good shape.
All about Azure
Cloud technology can seem overly complex. Find out why Azure is not. These infographics give you a straight forward, but comprehensive overview of Azure services.
Management libraries for .NET
Brady Gaster, a program manager on the Azure team, walks you through the Microsoft Azure Management Libraries for .NET on his blog. He demonstrates how to use these libraries to write integration tests, enable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, and getting MAML templates.
Drupal CMS and Azure
In this blog, you'll learn about the best practices for running Drupal CMS on Azure websites. Drupal CMS is open source and is used to build everything from personal blogs to enterprise applications.
Microsoft Virtual Academy
If you are considering developing your first Microsoft Azure application and you want a broad overview of Azure, this deep dive is for you. Watch Scott Guthrie, Azure guru and Microsoft Executive Vice President, as he walks you through Azure services and architecture.