Try Windows® Azure in March and Win a Netbook

Our sample app makes it easy!

Give Windows® Azure a try in March and you could win one of three Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks (approximately $350 USD value)!

Follow the simple directions below to create a trial Windows Azure account, then upload our CodeProject Sample App. Once you receive your confirmation email from us, be sure to remove your sample app and shut down all services – so you won’t be charged for Windows Azure usage. Hurry! You must enter by March 31, 2010.

What you can win

You could win one of three Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (Windows 7 edition) netbooks (Like this one) or similar). This compact netbook features a 1.66GHz Intel® Atom® processor, Windows 7 (Starter), 1 GB SDRAM, a 250GB hard drive, a 6-cell battery, integrated wireless, and more!

Getting started

Here are the four steps to enter:

1. You will need Vista or Windows 7 to be installed, then sign up for Windows Azure Offers at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/offers/.
   • Open to anyone - Windows Azure Platform Introductory Special
   • MSDN Premium subscribers - Windows Azure Platform Benefits for MSDN Subscribers
   You will need your Windows Live ID (if you don't have a live ID you can get one quickly) and credit card. We’ve made our sample app small so you will likely not incur any usage charges.
   
   
2. Download our custom, one-stop installation package. Make the simple changes to The Code Project's Azure app, and upload your app to Windows Azure. Our package contains full instructions.
   
   Note: you will need your member profile URL for the app. It will be:

   http://www.codeproject.com/Members/YourMemberName

   You can also upload your own apps and pages – just be sure to tell us about it!
   
   Those running Visual Studio 2010 will need to download Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.1.
   
   
3. If you'd like to learn more and fast track your Azure knowledge, check out the Front Runner for Azure, Tony's training videos and the Four-minute Windows Azure virtual lab.
   
   For information on how to provision and then de-provision correctly see
   1. Provision using no cost offer
   2. De-provision - why and how:
4. Make sure you've received the confirmation email from the codeproject.com sample app. If you've created additional apps or sites on your Azure account, be sure to email us the URLs to azure2010@codeproject.com along with your CodeProject member name. Once you’ve received the confirmation email, remove your sample app to avoid incurring usage charges on the Windows Azure service. Very important: if you wish to avoid charges to your credit card, it is very important that you de-provision all services. Please note that one application deployment consumes two services and thus 48 hours of compute time per day.

If you've built a custom application on Windows Azure, let us know ... we're working on some special prizes for custom apps.

^*This challenge is from The Code Project, an independent third-party company not affiliated with Microsoft, and is not a Microsoft offering. The Code Project is a registered trademark of The Code Project Inc. Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademarks; Azure is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Atom are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Dell is a registered trademark of Dell Corporation. Any other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Competition Winners!

• TimTallman
• joseguia
• Byron Jones

Conditions of Entry | Current winners list