Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control and Cache Services Commercial Release

The first production version of the windows Azure caching service and a new production version of the Access Control service have been released. The following link provides the necessary information

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazureappfabric/archive/2011/04/11/announcing-the-commercial-release-of-windows-azure-appfabric-caching-and-access-control.aspx

In conjunction the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit and the Identity Developer Training Kit have both also been updated.

The Windows Azure Platform Training Kits adds some new labs:

• Authenticating Users in a Windows Phone 7 App via ACS, OData Services and Windows Azure lab
• Windows Azure Traffic Manager lab
• Introduction to SQL Azure Reporting Services lab