The world's greatest Azure demo

Thank you to everyone that left such positive feedback on this demo! It was so well-received that I went ahead and turned it into a full-blown Pluralsight course titled "Modernizing Your Websites with Azure Platform as a Service". This is five and a half hours of focussed training specifically on Azure Websites and the Azure SQL Database service. There's a huge amount of content in there not seen in the tutorial here as a bunch of new stuff has launched in the year since this video, there's an all new management portal and, well, it's four times as long! www.pluralsight.com/courses/mo...
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This video is part of a blog post at: www.troyhunt.com/2014/03/the-w...
I do a lot of demos. I write a lot of blog posts. Thing is though, none of them really sell the whole Azure picture; the BIG picture.
The superdemo was designed to cover as much as possible in one hour. (Ok, it wouldn't all fit in an hour so you get an hour twenty something.) It's the demo for people who don't quite know what this Azure thing is and probably aren't quite up to speed on the whole cloud idea either.
This is an hour and a bit of barely-edited "making real stuff happen" back-to-back demos of the important things you need to understand about websites, VMs and SQL Azure.

[@Rayrockny]

Dude honestly, i'm not the kind of guy to leave comments, I mean who really cares what anyone has to say anyway. But I had say that this is one of the most informative and well delivered videos I have ever seen. Thank you so much for taking the time and your "own money :)" for making this.

[@the_real_lajos_toth]

This is the most comprehensive video I have ever seen about Azure. It goes from a high-level overview to small details to make it more understandable, it even introduces the concept of PaaS and IaaS from a practical point of view. Way to go Troy! Thanks a lot.

[@Doggaz72]

What a great demo and introduction to Azure. I can't wait to take a look at your other demos. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

[@paragnair]

Thank you Troy for your precious 1 hour which has given me information worth hours. Appreciate your effort.

[@mohammadismail5102]

Best thing about this video is the Catchy Line "The world's greatest Azure demo". People automatically being pulled watch this video. Totally worth spending 1.5 hour over here. Excellent presentation. Thanks for the video

[@mrmc4183]

This is one of the best overviews of Azure I’ve seen. If you’re trying to quickly gain an understanding of the capabilities of Azure, spend an hour with this video. It’s well worth the time.

[@greg2kdotcom]

Outstanding video Troy. I'm in charge of making video tutorials for our customers and I've picked up a bunch of things to improve on, just by watching this awesome demo. You know your stuff, but above all, the delivery is top-notch. Thanks for some of the best 82 minutes of my year!

[@prola9993]

Troy phenomenal job on explaining this! Really stunned on how easy and straight to the point this demo was.

[@GB3770]

i'm quite techy but not very and for a while ive been looking at azure vids and this is def the best one ive seen so far - you show us devs what we need to know: publish a site - config a real world domain and im only 11 mins in - this is excellent - im not surprised you have courses on pluralsight you deserve it... excellent - well done p.s. i dont do apostrophes...lol.

[@notchcrafter]

+GB3770 Why don't Dev's know, how to configure a domain? This is extrem basic IT knowledge.

[@GB3770]

+ESISTOBSTIMHAUS not too bright are you? my comment IS IN THE CONTEXT OF AZURE you dummy....oh and learn to spell.

[@notchcrafter]

GB3770 I didn't even offend you, nvm... What do you mean with spelling? First go ahead and learn german too... dummy...

[@GB3770]

+ESISTOBSTIMHAUS Be gone you patronising nazi...

[@notchcrafter]

GB3770 Switzerland was always neutral, I dont see the point that Im a nazi.

[@MuhsinFatih]

This is amazing. I am halfway through the video I am already convinced I will only be using Azure from now :D Everything is so flexible and budget-friendly to try. I don't have to worry about too low specs nor too much bill for having too high specs and most importantly having to deal with annoying procedures. This is a dream product

[@rvjay2004]

Thanks Troy. This is one of the best and Greatest Demo that I have ever seen. You have taken us thru at a very good pace and easy to understand. I look forward to your courses. Please provide us more real world examples like this. Excellent presentation and very easy to absorb and apply it.

[@ocao666]

Congratulations! Wow, this was excellent. When we think about starting to see a 1,5 hour video, we knoe that by the tenth minute we are already tired. But yours kept me glued right to the very end of it. NICE!

[@charlyRoot]

Tremendous video. Thanks. I just pivoted my company because of watching the first 20 minutes...while jogging. Ran into a fence. Cracked my screen protector. It was worth it. Thanks

[@milinda36]

One of the best demo I have seen... Great work....

[@Build5Nines]

This demo was really great when Troy created it. However, at about 3 years old now it's quite outdated. An updated version of this would be really neat to see.

[@LandAcademy]

Exceptional content and delivery. We are moving everything to Azure.

[@pigsnuck]

Great demo! Thanks for taking the time to make it.

[@bitNirvana]

Thanks Troy for such a wonderful demo. It really helped me to build foundation for Azure learning. It's one of the best videos for Azure introduction.

[@dafringe]

Even though it's a few years old, this video is still an outstanding resource for a newbie to get familiar with Cloud services. Thank you!

[@fhazza77]

Thank you for taking the time to create this excellent demo.

[@GiulioVismaraLoSpavaldo]

This truly is the greatest demo, great job and thank you !

[@potitwist]

Great session Troy! Thanks so much for all the time and efforts you put in, very educational and easy to understand! Cheers

[@SandeepSoni_Deccansoft]

Great Job...Loved to watch it and will surely watch again...

[@shamsulazhar]

Thank you for sharing this. Very well done, great voice, clear explanation. It's done at the right pacing which keeps me interested all the way through. It truly is the world's greatest Azure demo. :)

[@cvaldivia93]

Well done Troy. Great demo. Thanks for putting it together and sharing it with the world. Cheers!

[@StigNordlander]

Just what I was looking for, perfect demo of the basics in Azure. Thanks

[@dishsebs]

Awesome job! By far the greatest video I've watched in KZbin on Azure! Keep up the good work!

[@muhammadshoaibkhan8428]

Wow that onenof the best demo I ever seen... Seriously they way you explained in precise and clear.

[@FunkyVader]

Fantastic introduction and superb voice-over.

[@lexingtondan2719]

Troy, I just wanted to express how valuable your Azure demo was. I would immediately sign-up for Pluralsight if you would just please start a series on Azure!!! I would not hesitate. Once again thank you very much for this video.

[@dami66666]

Wow! Great asset!! I´ve been searching the web for context, when I found this the search is over. Thanks a lot for your contribution

[@rwcatalano]

This is a MUST WATCH video for anyone new to Azure. Superb content complete with demonstration and A+ explanations. Production value is top notch and entertaining. Thank you Troy for composing this and I look forward to future videos to demystify the Azure platform.

[@bitNirvana]

Amazing tutorial. Definitely best azure demo. Covers everything in time. Thanks for making it.

[@cool7470]

this is what i like of the world we live inn ...people educating people and helping each other learn. Content here is more useful that paying for a course in Azure online or some university. brilliant selfless service. Keep more coming

[@atit3838]

Thanks for this easily understandable demo. Indeed the greatest demo on Azure I have come across so far.

[@jonny.f4803]

Very educational and inspiring. Was able to follow the information you were giving every step of the way. Thanks Troy!

[@LaszloJakso]

Thank you , you solved my Azure training so far for now !!

[@nitesh2780]

Thanks for this Troy! More power to you.

[@shawn-dsz]

This was a really great overview of the main Azure offering

[@siirud66]

One of the best demo...Thanks Troy

[@Seansaighdeoir]

Brilliant Troy - opened up a new understanding. Many thanks.

[@WindosNZ]

Coming back to this video six years on... WOW has the Azure Portal ever evolved!

[@mrpatel1289]

Great demo, love it...thanks Troy

[@fazalmasood]

Awesome Demo!!! thank u so much..... please bring out part 2 soon

[@i.c.y.]

I honestly thought you were BS with that title, but having watched dozens after having watched yours first - sadly, a bad move, watching yours first - I agree. This IS the world's best Azure demo ever! Thank you for this video Troy, sincerely :-)

[@hayekian]

Fantastic video. One of the most useful tutorials ive ever watched on a tremendously important technology

[@GB3770]

hayekian i agree 100%

[@BoykeWijono]

this is truly the GreatestDemoEver! Thank you!!

[@msftsharepoint1]

GREAT video Tony.

[@chriscraven9572]

Superb Demo. Really clear explanations. Makes me almost regret being retired.

[@katebialireza]

One of the best tech videos I've ever seen , thank you so much

[@johnwarde2409]

Troy, you're a star! Superb!

[@grassyclimer6853]

great demo had to take a break at 36:55 lots of options. I never gave Azure the credit it deserved. Great video!

[@locjacko129]

thanks so much for this tutorial. Your voice is so impressive, honestly sounds like in Vietnamese Airplane

[@jrodak]

Great demo on Azure. I really feel like I just viewed paid content for free. Thanks for taking the time to produce this awesome video!

[@TekoTheOne]

Amazingly done, mate!

[@danhussey8581]

Fantastic demo! I really knew very little about Azure before watching this.

[@ejazshahana]

This is the video I was looking for :) Great job

[@wepri679]

Phenomenal video for a phenomenal product. Thank you!

[@alucard86]

This is the BEST DEMO EVER!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@KenLing23]

Great intro demo. Thanks for sharing.

[@79yuvraj]

It was a very good demo for understanding basic stuff, I would surely recommend this demo for my friends as well. Cheers ....

[@jzk2020]

I'm not going to call this the greatest azure demo ever! But its better than 99% of the boring shit out there.. .OMG... I felt like killing myself watching those other videos... and I had only watched them for like 5 min. SHIT. Any ways... thanks for making an awesome video! Hope you come out with an updated version soon (release it on udemy, I'm sure people would be willing to pay for it after having seen the value and quality of your work for free here).

[@ariyawansa]

Super cool demo, love it.

[@ycupid4u8080]

Excellent video..very well explained...Thanks Troy

[@robertshaw5397]

Good onya mate :) Superb demo, info and explanation Troy

[@duduziuz]

great overview of azure's features! thanks man!

[@cpaning2ah]

Awesome demo. Thanks for spending a few dollars to share your knowledge for this platform.

[@BingeWatchers]

Thanks for the great demo! Did this stuff change when they made the change from Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure? Does this demo still hold today?

[@THEPROUDSON]

This was of great assistance for learning this platform thanks so much for making it.

[@kekrofl]

Great work, very thorough and clear.

[@tjyckling]

awesome video with simple and easy to understand basic topics of Windows Azure. thanks for pleasant video!

[@GuillermoZepeda]

Many thanks for the demo! you really covered a lot!

[@callmeredmondgamer]

This was an amazing video. You should do an update using the new Azure Portal if you haven't already. Thanks again!

[@UKMrFoxy]

Fantastic demo!

[@kasayegignarta1402]

You deserve a million subscriptions. well done!

[@respectall7714]

WoW great tutorial tony , that was amazing...thanks for your effort

[@hasanmatar1]

Thank you Troy Hunt for such a fantastic effort,. The accent and the presentation were so clear and informative. Did Azure marketing team send you any ( Appreciation Notice). I hope so.!

[@markhenry5224]

Really, really, really good video! Thank you Troy!

[@fahimabbas1876]

Wonderful demonstration. Thanks a lot.

[@yuehernkang]

amazing demo! Thank you so much troy

[@davegrossman1416]

Fantastic! Watched the whole thing.

[@balasubramanianm7419]

A cool video on Azure, great stuff man! Thanks for the video...

[@systemadmin-adda6077]

Hi Troy, Really this is much better others over internet...best of luck

[@Tooxcade]

The best learning video on the web. THANK YOU!

[@pradeeptiwari5680]

Really a great session !

[@CarlosBuitrago79]

Definitivamente el mejor demo de Azure!!

[@moondoggspicoli1583]

That was AWESOME!! I think that you may be my favorite teacher ever... Sorry Ms Jones from 3rd grade!

[@GeorgeParkerCustom]

Troy, it’s crazy to watch this. I watched this when I was about fifteen years old. I remember almost trying to replicate it as I always loved messing with VM’s, but I still didn’t really get what “Azure” was. Fast forward six years and I’m an inTune technical consultant. Coming back here is crazy.

[@naveenakurapaati3826]

MMS

[@MajoBeats]

Best Azure demo you can find in youtube

[@krishnapatwa1]

Awesome demo. Thanks

[@santoshkarthedath3876]

Thanks Troy.. this is is fantastic !!

[@jadedFk]

Amazing demo! really helped us switch to azure! cheers

[@charlietan44]

Excellent! Highly recommended!

[@prequest01]

An amazing demo, very educational. Got me intrigued to get a free trial. Thank you Tony.

[@theslipperface]

Abhishek Bhowmick Tony who?

[@chadmckee4925]

Ace! Thanks so much Troy.

[@manoj237]

Thanks a lot for this great demo !!!

[@sivarank]

Excellent demo

[@yvonnew2010]

Excellent Demo. Thank you.

[@nathangisvold]

Outstanding Demo! Thank you.

[@johnny_rain3226]

You kept your word.. Its realy the world's greatest azure demo. Many tankxxx