There is a lot you can do with Azure but the following are just some of the more common scenarios and should get you up and running quickly!

• Create a Windows Virtual Machine
• Create a Linux Virtual Machine
• Load Balancing Virtual Machines
• Use Azure Websites to
• Deploy a Node.js app with Git
• Deploy a Wordpress site right from the Website Gallery
  • The Azure Websites Gallery contains over 40+ easy to deploy sites, frameworks, blogs, wikis and more including Drupal, Django, Orchard CMS, Umbraco & Wordpress.
• Use Azure Storage to
• Store files in blob storage
• Store structured data with Table storage
• Store and access messages reliably with Queue storage

Azure is the open cloud for startups, check out what you can do with:

• .NET
• Node.js
• Java
• iOS & Android
• PHP
• Python
• Ruby
• Media