SQL Server on Azure is not. I ramped up on Linux and MongoDB and have that working working on Azure. I finally gave up on Windows and SQL Server and have been rewarded.

The Azure Web Sites support both Windows Azure SQL Database and MySQL databases, plus an array of developer tools and protocols, including Visual Studio, Git, FTP, and WebMatrix.

Extending the disaster recovery options for its Azure cloud platform, Microsoft has unveiled the ability to cross-region replicate VMs and applications in IaaS implementations via Azure Site Recovery.

Azure Batch is an interesting example of a new generation of PaaS services that look and behave like traditional IaaS, but with the underlying infrastructure and operating system managed for you.

Speaking of migrations, make sure you check out the Database Migration Service (DMS), which will help you move on-premises databases to Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances, MySQL or PostgresSQL in ...

Now Azure has IaaS and PaaS. And Office 365 is Microsoft's answer to SaaS. The story is starting to get pretty complete. Posted by Doug Barney on 06/13/2012 at 1:19 PM ...

There's concern over the 500 IOPS that are provided per virtual disk in a virtual machine. But it's the only option because SQL Azure is a sick joke for an OLTP database. So, with that being said.

Windows Azure has been updated with support for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Windows and Linux virtual machine images, virtual networks with persistent private IPs, increased OS Size including ...

Microsoft launched Windows Azure infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) options on April 16. The service is now commercially available.