Windows Azure - behold the cloud

A lot of buzz is being generated at the moment about the Microsoft Azure Services platform. Here is a brief collection of links to get started on it.

Microsoft’s official Azure site, containing links to the key parts of the platform and documentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx

Microsoft's official press release:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-27PDCDay1PR.mspx

Overview blog post by Paul Gielens:
http://weblogs.asp.net/pgielens/archive/2008/10/27/a-lap-around-windows-azure.aspx

Some details on how the Windows Azure back end infrastructure is laid out:
http://blogs.msdn.com/domgreen/archive/2008/10/30/windows-azure-back-end.aspx

Getting Started with Windows Azure - The Cloud Computing Tools Team has a nice post gathering together the downloads, tools and some information about the tools and SDK:
http://blogs.msdn.com/cloud/archive/2008/10/27/getting-started-windows-azure-tools-for-microsoft-visual-studio.aspx

Here's a tutorial on the process of storing information in Azure with plenty of screenshots and code samples included in the post:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jnak/archive/2008/10/29/walkthrough-simple-blob-storage-sample.aspx

A tutorial on the process of getting up and running with Azure, from setting up the development environment to publishing your first application:
http://blogs.msdn.com/olavt/archive/2008/10/30/how-to-create-and-publish-your-first-windows-azure-application.aspx

Clemens Vasters blogs about the Microsoft .Net ServiceBus that is part of the Azure platform:
http://vasters.com/clemensv/PermaLink,guid,92d78bee-2cfd-4a29-95ab-c5abb9b905e7.aspx