A growing number of IT practitioners believe the future of application development is service-based and in the cloud. Cloud computing offers flexible scalability and can provide a less expensive way to host many applications. Even if you aren't ready for Windows Azure yet, you owe it to yourself to become familiar with cloud computing and the services approach to development. This track includes coverage of the following:
- Getting up to speed with Windows Azure
- Windows Azure Mobile Services
- Programming in node.js
- Windows Azure Services for Windows 8