It's a "Don't be Blue Azure Monday" with three releases for Windows Azure, the SDK v1.6, new VS Tools and an updated Training Kit

Windows Azure - Now Available! Updated Windows Azure SDK & Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK

"Today we are simplifying the development experience on Windows Azure with three updates—

A new version of the Windows Azure SDK, a new Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK, and an updated Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. Whether you are already using Windows Azure or looking for the right moment to get started, these updates make it easier than ever to build applications on Windows Azure.

Highlights:

• Windows Azure SDK (November 2011)—Multiple updates to the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010 that simplify development, deployment, and management on Windows Azure. The full Windows Azure SDK can be downloaded via the Web Platform installer here.
• Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK— Works in conjunction with the Windows Azure SDK and includes modules and features to author high performance computing (HPC) applications that use large amounts of compute resources in parallel to complete work. The SDK is available here for download.
• Windows Azure Platform Training Kit—Includes hands-on labs, demos, and presentations to help you learn how to build applications that use Windows Azure. Compatible with the new Windows Azure SDK and Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010. The training kit can be downloaded here.

Here are the details:

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The Windows Azure SDK for .NET includes the following new features:

• Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010
  • Streamlined publishing: ...
  • Multiple profiles:...
  • Team Build:...
  • In-Place Updates: ...
  • Enhanced Publishing Wizard:...
  • Automatic Credential Management Configuration:...
  • Multiple Subscription Deployment Management:...
  • Hosted Service Creation:...
  • Storage Accounts:...
  • Remote Desktop Workflow:...
  • Deployment Configurations:...
  • Azure Activity Log:...
• Windows Azure Libraries for .NET 1.6
  • Service Bus & Caching: Service Bus and caching client libraries from the previous Windows Azure AppFabric SDK have now been updated and incorporated into the Windows Azure Libraries for .NET to simplify the development experience.
  • Queues:
    • Support for UpdateMessage method (for updating queue message contents and invisibility timeout)
    • New overload for AddMessage that provides the ability to make a message invisible until a future time
    • Thesize limit of a message is raised from 8KB to 64KB
    • Get/Set Service Settings for setting the analytics service settings
• Windows Azure Emulator
  • Performance improvements to compute & storage emulators.

Click here to download the Windows Azure SDK via the Web Platform Installer.

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For more information on all updates visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/hh552718.aspx. "

Funny I just installed v1.5 yesterday... Oh well, shiny and new is always better, right? :P

BTW: There seems to be a delay in getting the latest version of the SDK/Tools via the WebPI. I'm trying to update now and its still trying to give me the September 2011 (aka v1.5) version of the SDK and tools;

I bet if we try again later the new version will be available...