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Creating Windows 8 Applications using Windows Azure Mobile Services [video]

09.19.2012
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In this video Scott Guthrie shows how using Windows Azure Mobile Services one can add a cloud backend to a Windows 8 application in a few minutes.

You can create Windows 8 apps using Windows Azure Mobile Services with the following development tools and services.

1. Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 – Download and install the tools here.

2. Windows Azure Mobile Services – Sign up for Windows Azure 90-day free trial here.

3. Add Windows Azure Mobile Services to your service and install Windows Azure Mobile Services SDK.

See more detail at “http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/mobile/tutorials/get-started/”.

 

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