Following the posts in order, this guide should help you to understand and get familiar with Microsoft Azure. This is a guide to getting started with Azure that you can build upon to deploy your own public cloud environment.

Azure Accounts and Subscriptions

Azure Active Directory Integration

Azure Resource Groups

Setup Azure Networks

Azure Network Security Groups

Create Azure VPN Connection

Azure Storage Accounts

Setup Azure PowerShell

Azure Virtual Machine Deployment

Azure Network Interfaces

Azure Cloud Services

Azure Scale Sets

Understanding the Multiple Azure Portals

Using Azure Automation

 Microsoft Azure Official Links

Azure Resource Manager Portal – https://portal.azure.com

Azure Classic Portal – http://manage.windowsazure.com

Microsoft Azure Documentation and Resources – https://azure.microsoft.com

Blogs and Videos focusing on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Official Blog – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/

Azure Friday Videos – https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/

Azure Tutorials – https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Azure-Cloud-Services-Tutorials/

People to follow on twitter for more Microsoft Azure related goodies

Haishi Bai – @haishibai2010

Microsoft Channel 9 – @ch9