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What's AzureFest About?

Welcome to AzureFest! Windows Azure is Microsoft’s cloud operating system. Developing for Azure leverages your existing ASP.NET Development Experience and provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage web applications in the cloud through Microsoft® datacenters or even hybrid off/on premises hosting models.

Come to AzureFest and let us show you how developing and deploying Azure Applications is fast and easy. You will learn how to set up your Azure account and how to take a traditional ASP.NET application and convert it for Azure. Publishing Applications to the Azure Developer Portal is a breeze. You'll learn how to set up the Azure SDK and Azure Tools for Visual Studio.

What You'll Learn

• How to setup your Azure Account
• How to take a traditional on-premise ASP.NET applications and deploy it toAzure
• Publishing Applications to Azure Developer Portal
• Setting up the Azure SDK and Azure Tools for Visual Studio

We Provide

• The tools you will need on your machine to prepare yourself for Azure
• Hands on instruction and expert assistance
• Power and network access
• Snacks and refreshments
• For every azure activation – funding for your User Group
• Post event technical resources so you can take your skills to the next level

You Provide

• Your own laptop
• Your own credit card (for Azure activations this is required, even if you only setup for a trial period, but this event is free!)
• Your experience in building ASP.NET Applications and Services