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This document provides setup documentation, step-by-step instructions, and a written script for showing a demo of Windows Azure. This document can also serve as a tutorial or walkthrough of the technology. In this demo you will build, debug, and deploy a simple “Hello World” ASP.NET Application using Windows Azure and have the application running on the web in less than 5 minutes. For additional demos of the Windows Azure platform, please visit http://www.azure.com.

Note:
In order to run through this complete demo, you must have network connectivity and a Windows Azure account.

### Key Messages

In this demo you will see three key things:

1. First you will see how the Windows Azure SDK and Visual Studio Tools for Windows Azure provide development tools that enable a rich and familiar development experience for cloud applications.
2. Second you will see how Windows Azure abstracts you from the underlying infrascture and uses simple models to define the roles and number of instances for your application.
3. Finally, you will see how to deploy, start, and manage a Windows Azure application through the Management portal.

### Key Technologies

This demo uses the following technologies:

1. .NET Framework 4.0
2. Visual Studio 2010
3. Windows Azure SDK and Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio

### Time Estimates

- Estimated time for setting up and configuring the demo: 10 min
- Estimated time to complete the demo: 5 min