[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.]

This walkthrough explains how to easily create Line of Business (LOB) applications for the cloud by using Visual Studio LightSwitch and SQL Azure. The video highlights the benefits of Visual Studio LightSwitch and explains how you can quickly create powerful and interactive Silverlight applications with little or no code.

The demo portion of the video shows how to build an expense application and deploy it using the Windows Azure portal. The conclusion points you to additional resources to help you get started creating your own applications.

Please take a look and if you have any questions, leave a comment.  We have other several great how-to videos and code samples available on the SQL Azure CodePlex site at: https://sqlazure.codeplex.com.

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