Azure CTP Released

In this release both the Windows Azure Tools & the SDK was updated

1. Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio

2. Windows Azure SDK

What's hot in the new refresh?

1. The problem with VS hanging when you hit F5, this is a huge fix.

2. Fix regarding the limitation of using special characters in entities, which affected some update or delete operations.

3. There have also been a bunch of performance fixes, so the overall user experience feels a lot nicer compared to the PDC release.

If you need to brush up Azure below are some great videos to get you up to speed.

1. Windows Azure PDC 2008 Videos:

2. A Lap Around Windows Azure

3. Deploying Your First Windows Azure Application

4. Windows Azure Storage

5. Windows Azure Tables

6. Windows Azure Fabric

7. Under the Hood of the Windows Azure Fabric

8. Video: Manuvir Das: Inside Windows Azure

9. Video: Steve Marx: Windows Azure for Developers

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