This GitHub repository contains a set of HPC and Batch related samples that demonstrate the usage of Microsoft Azure Batch services along with some general purpose utilities. See http://azure.microsoft.com/services/batch/ for more information on the Azure Batch service.
###Batch Account
Before you can interact with the Batch service, you will need a Batch service account. You can create a Batch account through either the Azure.com management portal or with Azure PowerShell as described in this blog.
###Azure Storage Viewer
It will be useful to have an Azure Storage viewer available to assist with managing containers and blobs as well as observing interaction of the samples with Storage. There are a number of free viewers available.