The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 SDK version 5.0.2 and above has the "Portal Developer Guide for Microsoft Dynamics CRM", which makes it easy for developers to build an agile, integrated Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web solution. This sample is in fact coming from the "Customer Portal for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011" which is a free version that is provided by Microsoft Dynamics Lab.
Air-X has their existing IT infrastructure based on Microsoft Windows Servers which is out of date and less maintained. Their stakeholders want to try something new and want their IT staff to focus on Air-X's various business applications, and not on the infrastructure, operating system, or network maintenance. After reviewing and comparing the existing cloud solutions offered on the market, they chose Microsoft Windows Azure platform, which does exactly what they want and, most importantly, is made by Microsoft itself, and therefore surely follows all "Best Practices".
As a starting...