How does learning about cloud computing while contributing to scientific research sound to you? Join us for @home with Windows Azure to get a solid understanding of the Windows Azure platform while giving back to a very deserving cause.
You will deploy an application to Windows Azure that directly contributes to Stanford University’s Folding@home effort, a distributed computing project that carries out simulations of protein folding. By simply running a piece of software, you can help scientists learn more about diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s disease and many cancers through banding together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world.
In addition to contributing directly to this project, Microsoft is donating $10 per participant to Stanford University to help the cause (up to $5,000 maximum).
See Your Impact
6,457 VMs have contributed 190,402 Work Units! 110 VMs are cracking on it right now. Here's what some of them are doing:
Get Started
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Learn The Cloud
Register for our live webcast series, or watch our step-by-step screencasts to learn how you can participate and make a difference.
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 3/15/2012 12pm EDT | @home with Azure Overview |
| 3/22/2012 12pm EDT | Windows Azure Roles |
| 3/29/2012 12pm EDT | Azure Storage Options |
| 4/05/2012 12pm EDT | Debugging in the Cloud |
| 4/12/2012 12pm EDT | Async Cloud Patterns |
Make A Difference
In addition to directly contributing CPU cycles to the Folding@home project, every deployment of the @home with Windows Azure application will donate $10 to Stanford University's effort (up to $5,000 maximum).
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