The #1 resource is Azure.com. This is Microsoft's portal for the platform. From Azure.com, you can:
- SIgn up for an Azure.account
- Maintain your account
- Download the Software Development Kits (SDKs) that allow you to write code for the platform
- Create and configure projects
- Deploy applications and updates to projects
- Swap between Staging and Production deployments
- Get to resources, including online documentation, downloads, developer centers, forums
Microsoft maintains several Azure forums at http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/azure/. This is your best place to go with a technical question or problem. Both Microsoft and community members are very responsible in helping with problems.
http://www.codeplex.com/azureissuetracker
This sample demonstrates a real-world SaaS architecture and scenario using the Azure Services Platform to perform federation and multi-tenancy. Technologies used include the Access Control service (part of .NET Services) as well as SQL Data Services (part of SQL Services).