Durante el curso Windows Azure Technical Training Santiago Chile, entrenamiento fuertemente orientado a la práctica, se realizaron 10 ejercicios para los desarrolladores y 12 ejercicios para los IT pro.
Los recursos utilizados para estos ejercicios son de libre acceso, por lo cual cualquier persona puede realizarlos si tiene una cuenta de Windows Azure. Si no la tiene, puede abrir una trial por 30 días de manera gratuita.

Para los desarrolladores de software, la batería de ejercicios es la siguiente:

1. Azure Web Sites
https://rgodinhodemo.blob.core.windows.net/hol/ASPNETAzureWebSites.zip

2. SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
https://rgodinhodemo.blob.core.windows.net/hol/ConnectingApplicationsVNet.zip

3. Windows Azure Mobile Services
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/mobile-services-html-get-started/Windows

4. Windows Azure Media Services
https://jpgarcia.cl/2013/04/02/windows-azure-media-services-publicar-videos-para-ios-y-windows-phone-azure/

5. Windows Azure Active Directory
http://www.asp.net/identity/overview/getting-started/developing-aspnet-apps-with-windows-azure-active-directory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2013/06/26/improved-windows-azure-active-directory-integration-with-asp-net-amp-visual-studio.aspx

6. Windows Azure SQL Database
https://rgodinhodemo.blob.core.windows.net/hol/IntroSQLDatabase.zip

7. Windows Azure Diagnostic & Patterns
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/web-sites/choose-web-app-service/Troubleshooting
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/hh771389

8. Windows Azure Service Bus
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/how-to-guides/service-bus-queues/
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/how-to-guides/service-bus-relay/

9. Windows Azure Cloud Services
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff687127.aspx

10. Windows Azure Storage
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/tutorials/multi-tier-web-site/1-overview/

Para los profesionales de infraestructura , la batería de ejercicios es la siguiente:

1. Windows Azure Virtual Machines
https://rgodinhodemo.blob.core.windows.net/hol/IntroToWindowsAzureVirtualMachines.zip

2. SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-provision-sql-server/

3. Azure SQL Database
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/sql-database-create-configure/
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/sql-database-deploy/
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/sql-database-manage-windows-azure-SSMS/

4. Windows Azure Virtual Network
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/dn133792.aspx
https://jpgarcia.cl/2013/06/07/como-usar-custom-load-balance-y-affinity-en-windows-azure-windowsazure/

5. Sharepoint on Azure Virtual Machines
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/dn275959.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/01/07/step-by-step-build-a-free-sharepoint-2013-lab-in-the-cloud-with-windows-azure-31-days-of-servers-in-the-cloud-part-7-of-31.aspx

6. Windows Azure Stoarge
http://michaelwasham.com/windows-azure-powershell-reference-guide/copying-vhds-blobs-between-storage-accounts/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj720558%28v=sql.120%29.aspx
https://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2014/01/24/create-backups-of-virtual-machines-in-windows-azure-by-using-powershell.aspx

7. Windows Azure Managment Services
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/cloud-services/how-to-scale-a-cloud-service/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/dn306638.aspx
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/storage/how-to-monitor-a-storage-account/