Learn the ins and outs of cloud computing with Windows Azure, Microsoft's new cloud service platform. "Programming Windows Azure" demonstrates clearly how to use Windows Azure's hosting capabilities and storage services to build, deploy, host and manage applications in the cloud. Learn how to build applications using the Windows Azure toolset Understand how to use Windows Azure's programming model and management capabilities See how Windows Azure works underneath the covers and the how and why behind several features Use Windows Azure's storage services to store large amounts of data and be able to access it with high scalability and reliability See how real world applications are built using Windows Azure