This article attempts to list the most important resources for using and learning about Windows Server AppFabric.

If you have a link that will help others learn about AppFabric, please edit this post and add it directly. Just keep it at a high-level. For example, I link to the MSDN content on Caching Features below, but I do not add noise by linking to each topic on caching. Note that these links can be to both Microsoft and Community content.

Windows Server AppFabric Resources:

Resource Type Description
Download Windows Server AppFabric Download Install Windows Server AppFabric.
Developer Center MSDN The main portal for Windows Server AppFabric resources and news.
AppFabric Hosting Documentation MSDN The MSDN documentation for Windows Server AppFabric hosting features.
AppFabric Caching Documentation MSDN The MSDN documentation for Windows Server AppFabric caching features.
TechNet Wiki Wiki A collection of Windows Server AppFabric documentation created by both Microsoft and the Community.
AppFabric Intro White Paper An introduction to AppFabric.
AppFabric Web Farm Guide White Paper A guide that covers using Windows Server AppFabric technologies in a web farm.
AppFabric Architecture Guide White Paper An architecture guide for Windows Server AppFabric that focuses on the hosting and monitoring features.
AppFabric Caching Deployment and Management Guide White Paper A guide that covers deployment, management, and troubleshooting of AppFabric cache clusters.
Samples Download Samples for Windows Server AppFabric development
CAT Team Blog Blog An AppFabric blog by the Microsoft Customer Advisory Team.
Ron Jacob's Blog Blog A blog that includes information on WCF, WF, and AppFabric.
AppFabric Service and Workflow Management Forum Forum Ask questions and search answers on Windows Server AppFabric.
AppFabric Caching Forum Forum Ask questions and search answers on Windows Server AppFabric caching.
http://endpoint.tv/ Podcast Video Podcast with how to's interviews and more
 Use AppFabric Caching for Common Data in Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 White Paper Overview of how to integrate Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 with Windows AppFabric Caching to support distributed workloads which require large data sets to be shared among the compute nodes on an HPC cluster.