Understanding Azure—a guide for developers

If you are overwhelmed by the plethora of choices for developing in Azure and the common app design scenarios then this ebook would be of help.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/campaigns/developer-guide/

Azure MVA Courses

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/microsoft-azure-fundamentals-8391

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Websites 

https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/microsoft-azure-fundamentals-websites-8460

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Storage and Data

https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/microsoft-azure-fundamentals-storage-and-data-8456

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Virtual Machines 

https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/microsoft-azure-fundamentals-virtual-machines-11788

Exam 70-533 Preparation Materials

Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions – Study Guide

http://vnext.azurewebsites.net/?p=10381

Exam Prep Session for Exam 70-533: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

 https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2015/BRK3901

Free Azure eBooks

Free Azure eBooks

Microsoft Azure Essentials Fundamentals of Azure :

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2015/02/03/free-ebook-microsoft-azure-essentials-fundamentals-of-azure.aspx

Direct Download: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks#9780735697225

Microsoft Azure Essentials: Azure Web Apps for Developers

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2015/06/09/free-ebook-microsoft-azure-essentials-azure-web-apps-for-developers.aspx

Direct Download: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks#9781509300594

 Microsoft Azure Essentials: Azure Machine Learning

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2015/04/15/free-ebook-microsoft-azure-essentials-azure-machine-learning.aspx

Direct Download: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks#9780735698178
 

Microsoft Azure - Hands on Labs

Azure DevCamp - IAAS (Infrastructure as a service)
https://github.com/Azure-Readiness/DevCamp/tree/master/HOL/create-virtual-machine 


Create Virtual Machines in Azure - Preview Portal
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-windows-tutorial/ 

Covers

• Azure preview portal
• Azure portal
• PowerShell: Resource Manager deployment
• PowerShell: Classic deployment 

Azure Training Kit

Microsoft Azure Training Kit has been superceded by Azure Readiness CloudCamp


https://github.com/Azure-Readiness/DevCamp


https://github.com/Azure-Readiness/CloudDataCamp

https://github.com/Azure-Readiness/MicrosoftAzureTrainingKit   (deprecated)



 

Microsoft Azure cloud storage service worldwide SSL certificate issue

Microsoft's Azure Cloud Storage service suffered a worldwide SSL secure certificate issue apparently due to the fact that the certificate had expired inadvertently as reported my most news sources.

Below are links to some websites and a link to Windows Azure Service Dashboard.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/22/azure_problem_that_should_never_happen_ever/

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/support/service-dashboard/