How to simulate an windows azure system at local? [duplicate]

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Is there any Windows Azure Local Development environment?

Hi all. I want to develop some applications which save data on windows azure but I don't want to purchase Windows Azure account now. Could you tell me how I can setup an simulated Windows Azure at local?

thanks all.

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You don't need to purchase a real account to experiment with Azure. The toolkit will provide you with a simulated environment for your development. See this link to download the sdk & tools:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/getstarted/default.aspx