If you’re interested in getting a great overview of Windows Azure diagnostics, you should make time to read a new article in MSDN Magazine by former Microsoft engineer Mike Kelly, which explains how Windows Azure diagnostics fit into the general System.Diagnostics framework and provides tips on customizing Windows Azure diagnostics on the fly using the Windows Azure portal and our PowerShell cmdlets for the Windows Azure Service Management API. Mike also points out the importance of having a discipline about incorporating good logging and tracing as you write code and how it can prove invaluable later in troubleshooting issues, should they arise.   Happy reading!