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The Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use Windows Azure.

The December 2011 refresh of the training kit includes the following updates:

• 33 updated/new PowerPoint presentations
  
  
• [New Hands-On lab] Running a parametric sweep application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
  
  
• [New Hands-On lab] Running SOA Services with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
  
  
• [New Hands-On lab] Running MPI Applications with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
  
  
• [New Demo] Node.js On Windows Azure
  
  
• [New Demo] Service Bus Relay
  
  
• [New Demo] Service Bus Queues
  
  
• [New Demo] Image Rendering Parametric Sweep Application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
  
  
• [New Demo] BLAST Parametric Sweep Application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
  
  
• [Renamed Lab] Connecting Applications through Windows Azure Service Bus (formerly Introduction to Service Bus Part 1)
  
  
• [Renamed Lab] Windows Azure Service Bus Advanced Configurations (formerly Introduction to Service Bus Part 2)

To coincide with the new Azure web site, Scott Guthrie's talk is worth watching: Keynote: Getting Started with Windows Azure