My Lab Environment in Windows Azure

You can build your own lab environment in Windows Azure following these simple steps:

1. Define a Windows Azure Affinity Group
2. Define a Windows Azure Storage Account
3. Register a DNS server in Windows Azure
4. Define a Virtual Network in Windows Azure
5. Configure Windows Server Active Directory in a Windows Azure VM
6. Build a VM in Windows Azure

To avoid extra charge for your lab environment when you are not using it, we can use PowerShell to de-provision and re-provision your environment when you need. To do that follow the steps included in this other post:

De-provision / Re-provision your Azure Lab Environment via PowerShell

Enjoy it!!