Microsoft Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables developers to quickly build, deploy, and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. If you have been wondering how you can take advantage of "the cloud" and integrate it into your development workflow, this course is for you. Professor Ralph Reilly covers the basics of signing up for a free Azure account and using the developer tools, and surveys all of Azure's unique capabilities for building cloud-based applications. Each chapter introduces exciting features like computing services (virtual machines, websites, app services, and more), storage, the Internet of Things, and content delivery networks (CDNs).