Authoring a Book on Windows Azure SQL Database

I am co-authoring an O'Reilly/MS Press book about cloud computing with prolific writer/speaker/coder Lenni Lobel. The book is about the super scalable, yet super easy-to-use cloud database system from Microsoft called Windows Azure SQL Database (WASD).

Look forward to thorough how-to information on:

• Getting up and running with WASD
• Differences between WASD and the normal SQL Server system
• How to manage your system from the online management portal as well as familiar tools like SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio's SQL Server Data Tools
• Programming against WASD using such tools as the Entity Framework ORM layer
• Data security and backup
• Tips on how to migrate your multi-tier applications into Azure
• Advanced topics like sharding using Federation, integrating with Hadoop for big data processing, and hybrid public/private systems.

Look for it to be available later this year!