The Latest Release of Windows Azure

Did you hear the latest news about Windows Azure? Microsoft just unveiled the biggest update to Windows Azure since its release, including new Windows Azure services: Web Sites, Virtual Machines, and Media Services! We have continued to focus on open source development tools and technologies, even enabling Linux to run on the Windows Azure Platform.

Let’s try our cloud platform for the first time, or give it a second look if you have tried it before.

*	Web Sites TRY NOW Get started for free using shared instances and scale as you go using reserved instances for greater isolation and performance. Ten shared-instance websites are free for one year, and any reserved instances that you use are significantly discounted during preview.  Please click here for full details.
*	Virtual Machines & Virtual Network TRY NOW Virtual Machines gives you application mobility so you can move your existing applications back and forth between on-premises and the cloud. Then, create your own virtual private network (VPN) in Windows Azure and securely connect your VMs to on-premises infrastructure. Virtual Network is available at no charge during preview, while Virtual Machines is significantly discounted off of our current compute rates during preview.  Please click here for full details.
*	Media Services  TRY NOW Media Services offers the flexibility, scalability, and reliability of a cloud service to handle high-quality media experiences for a global audience. Media Services is free during preview, but is limited to 1 terabyte of data processing per month. Please click here for full details.

To get all of the news on the latest release of Windows Azure, visit the Windows Azure blog.

To see Windows Azure in action, watch Scott Guthrie’s keynote address from the Meet Windows Azure Event.