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SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure Training Course

Version: July 2011 Release

The July 2011 release of the SharePoint and Azure Development Kit is a training course to help you ramp up on different ways to integrate SharePoint and Windows Azure. SharePoint 2010 provides many ways to integrate with Windows Azure. From simple SQL Azure data-centric applications to complex workflow that leverages custom Azure services, there is great potential to integrate these two growing technologies. The kit contains twelve modules that include PowerPoint decks, hands-on labs and source code that shows how the SharePoint 2010 platform and Windows Azure platform can work together.

Target Audience

This course is intended for developers and architects who are interested in understanding how SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure can leverage each other. Knowledge of SharePoint 2010 development or Windows Azure is helpful but not required. Familiarity with general .NET development along with web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript and Web Services is recommended.

Prerequisites

The hands-on labs for this training kit require the following prerequisite software to be installed and configured on your machine:

Units

Windows Azure Development Overview

This unit provides an overview of the Windows Azure Platform, to understand the services Microsoft is providing as part of the Windows Azure Platform, the key concepts, and how to get started.
SharePoint 2010 Development Overview

This unit will help you get started with development for SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010.
Getting Started with Integrating SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure

This unit introduces some of the ways in which you can integrate SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure.
Integrating Windows Azure Web Services with SharePoint 2010

This unit describes key Windows Azure components and features and identifies integration points and common solution patterns for combining SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure.
Integrating jQuery, SharePoint 2010 and WCF Services in Windows Azure

In this unit you will learn how SharePoint AJAX Enabled Web Parts can communicate with Windows Azure Services using JQuery.
Integrating Windows Azure in Office 2010 Solutions

This unit covers the different ways you can integrate Office 2010 with the cloud.
Using Bing Maps in SharePoint 2010 with SQL Azure and Business Connectivity Services

This unit provides an introduction to working with SQL Azure, SharePoint 2010 and the Bing Maps Platform.
Securing Windows Azure Services for SharePoint 2010

This unit provides a background on how to use Windows Identity Foundation for securing Windows Azure Services on SharePoint 2010.
Using Windows Azure Blob Storage with SharePoint 2010

This unit provides an overview of Windows Azure Data Storage and various Blob storage related artifacts and interfaces. It also explains how to integrate Azure Blobs with SharePoint 2010 for elastic storage.
Azure Hosted Application Design Pattern for SharePoint

This unit explains the Windows Azure Hosted Application Design Pattern and associated development patterns. It also explains the SharePoint 2010 Sandbox Solutions and challenges associated with it.
Using Windows Azure with SharePoint Event Handlers

This unit introduces Azure Worker Roles and details how to call and communicate with Worker Roles from a SharePoint Event Handler.
Using Windows Azure with SharePoint Workflow

This unit explains how to call and communicate with Worker Roles from a Workflow. It also introduces Pluggable Services and how to use it with Azure Worker Roles.

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