Configuration Files

Configuration Files define the environment for a Windows Azure application, similar to an ASP.NET application. This section explains how to work with these.

General Introduction and Overview

http://blogs.itmentors.com/bill/2009/11/04/configuration-files-and-windows-azure/

Service Definition File Schema

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee758711.aspx

Service Configuration File Schema

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee758710.aspx 

Windows Azure Web Role

The Web Role runs code (such as ASP pages) that require a User Interface.

Web Role "Boot Camp" Video

 https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032470854&CountryCode=US

Web Role Deployment Checklist

http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/anton_staykov/archive/2010/06/30/windows-azure-web-role-deployment-checklist.aspx 

Using a Web Role as a Worker Role for Small Applications

http://www.31a2ba2a-b718-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66.com/2010/12/how-to-combine-worker-and-web-role-in.html

Windows Azure Worker Role

 The Worker Role is used for code that does not require a direct User Interface.

Worker Role "Boot Camp" Video

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032470871&CountryCode=US

Worker Role versus Web Roles

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg433012.aspx

Deploying other applications (like Java) in a Windows Azure Worker Role

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mariok/archive/2011/01/05/deploying-java-applications-in-azure.aspx

Windows Azure VM Role

The Windows Azure VM Role is an Operating System-level mechanism for code deployment.

VM Role Overview and Details 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg465398.aspx

 The proper use of the VM Role

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckwoody/archive/2010/12/28/the-proper-use-of-the-vm-role-in-windows-azure.aspx