18th Aug 2009

SQL Azure CTP1 is finally here!

It’s a really exciting day for everyone involved in SQL Azure as today we’ve announced that CTP1 is available to customers.

Over the next couple of weeks everyone who has already requested an Invitation Code should be receiving one in an email. If you haven’t already requested on please do so here. Once we get through the list of developers who have already requested access, new requested will be processed in a day or two.

We’ve delivered a bunch of new SQL Azure content in the August release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit including:

Presentations

  • Introduction to SQL Azure
  • Building Applications using SQL Azure
  • Scaling Out with SQL Azure

Demos

  • Preparing your SQL Azure Account
  • Connecting to SQL Azure
  • Managing Logins & Security in SQL Azure
  • Creating Objects in SQL Azure
  • Migrating Database Schemas to SQL Azure
  • Moving Data into and out of SQL Azure using SSIS
  • Building a Simple SQL Azure App
  • Scaling Out SQL Azure with Database Sharding

Hands on Labs

  • Introduction to SQL Azure
  • Migrating Databases to SQL Azure
  • Building Your First SQL Azure App

The SQL Azure documentation on MSDN is also a great learning resource.

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