I work part time on Azure, and in my opinion (and I think Gartner/Forrester too) the AppFabric is the best part of the Azure platform. Callbacks in the ACS cache are pretty great as well. ACS is consuming much of my recent time with federating OAuth/OData services, but other then that it's pretty straightfoward. (The OAuth spec is constantly changing and the reason for the extra time.)

I'm a busy dad and need to get a degree ASAP. I have plenty of life experience, and am always learning new things. My work has me focused primarily on Microsoft technologies, but I need to somehow convert these credentials into a legitimate degree that employers will accept. Since distance learning is probably my only option, is anyone aware of a way to convert life skills and industry certifications (MCSE/MCSD) into college degrees? ... Are those degrees accepted by employers? Thanks!