Checking for Visual Studio updates
It's worth checking for updates periodically because the toolset is constantly changing to match updates and new features in Azure. We can see notifications in the notifications hub (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2013/09/16/notifications-in-visual-studio-2013.aspx) and also by going to TOOLS | Extensions and Updates..., as shown in the following screenshot:
Then, update all the extensions and updates you need. There are two important ones for us here, Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 and Windows Azure SDK 2.3:
