Resource: A great tutorial for Hadoop on local windows and Azure.
Here’s the resource: http://gettingstarted.hadooponazure.com/gettingStarted.html > “HDInsight Jumpstart”
The Tutorial will teach you how to analyze log files using Hadoop Tools like MapReduce, Hive, SQooP – check it out! It works with both HDInsight for local windows as well as Hadoop on Azure:

Conclusion:
I hope this resource helps you get started on building an end-to-end solution with Hadoop on Windows/Azure.
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