Over the past couple of days Jeffrey Richter and I, along with Microsoft, have been working with an Atlanta based ISV on how they can best implement Azure in their enterprise.  I was working to put a good list of resources together for the ISV and I figured I’d make it public as well.  This list is in addition to the already comprehensive list found at the following link:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cdndevs/p/azureresources.aspx.

Tools/Components

• Windows Azure Connect
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/virtualnetwork/default.aspx
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg433122.aspx
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/gmarchetti/archive/2011/04/18/azure-connect-a-vpn-between-azure-and-your-machines.aspx
• Azure Traffic Manager
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/virtualnetwork/default.aspx
  • Getting Started with Windows Azure Traffic Manager
  • http://convective.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/windows-azure-traffic-manager/
• Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network)
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/virtualnetwork/default.aspx
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff919705.aspx
• Windows Azure Application Monitoring Management Pack
  • http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-us/applications/windows-azure-application-monitoring-management-pack-release-candidate-12884907699
• Windows Azure SDK for Java
  • http://www.windowsazure4j.org/
• SQL Azure Reporting
  • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlazure/reporting.aspx
• SQL Azure Data Sync (Based on Microsoft Sync Framework Technologies)
  • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlazure/datasync.aspx
• Azure AppFabric Caching
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazureappfabric/archive/2010/10/28/introduction-to-windows-azure-appfabric-caching-ctp.aspx
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazureappfabric/archive/2011/04/10/windows-azure-appfabric-caching-availability-announced.aspx
• Windows Azure Platform TCO Calculator
  • https://roianalyst.alinean.com/msft/AutoLogin.do?d=176318219048082115
• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx

CodePlex Projects and MSDN Code Samples

• Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
  • http://watoolkitwp7.codeplex.com/
• SQL Azure Migration Wizard
  • http://sqlazuremw.codeplex.com/
• Windows Azure SDK for PHP
  • http://phpazure.codeplex.com/
• Silverlight Pivot in Azure
  • http://pivotviewerinazure.codeplex.com/
• Windows Azure Starter Kit for Java
  • http://wastarterkit4java.codeplex.com/
• Azure Library for Lucene.Net (Full Text Indexing for Azure)
  • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/AzureDirectory

General Articles, Blogs, and Blog Posts

• CDN for IIS Smooth Streaming
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hanuk/archive/2011/04/12/windows-azure-cdn-for-iis-smooth-streaming.aspx
• Things You Can Do with Windows Azure
  • http://things.smarx.com/Windows
• Windows Azure Platform Consumption/Pricing
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/offers/popup/popup.aspx?lang=en&locale=en-US&offer=MS-AZR-0003P
• Understanding Windows Azure CDN Billing
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2011/04/11/understanding-windows-azure-cdn-billing.aspx
• Deploying a Java application to Windows Azure
  • http://java.interoperabilitybridges.com/articles/deploying-a-java-application-to-windows-azure-with-command-line-ant

Storage Related Articles, Blogs, and Blog Posts

• Java Access to SQL Azure
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brian_swan/archive/2011/03/29/java-access-to-sql-azure-via-the-jdbc-driver-for-sql-server.aspx
• Windows Azure Storage Abstractions and their Scalability Targets
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/archive/2010/05/10/windows-azure-storage-abstractions-and-their-scalability-targets.aspx
• Similarities and Differences – SQL Azure vs. SQL Server
  • https://profile.microsoft.com/RegSysProfileCenter/wizard.aspx?wizid=64372127-9ef5-4e4b-96b2-2d40714f49f5&lcid=1033
• Sharding with SQL Azure
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/12/23/10108670.aspx