Now that Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is general available, make sure you start to play with it. Like I said before, Windows Azure is now more fun for the IT Pro’s!
Besides that this site Bink.nu is running on Windows Azure for over 9 months now, I have been testing Windows Azure IaaS since the preview launched last June:
- Install a VM in minutes
- Choose OSes from a Gallery, even Linux
- Upload your own prepped VHD
- Create a load balanced solution
- Connect to your on premise network
- Connect to on premise DNS
- VM mobility
- New VM Image Templates (including SQL Server, BizTalk Server, and SharePoint images)
- New VM Sizes (including Larger Memory Machines)
- New VM Prices ( reduced prices 21%-33% for IaaS and PaaS VMs)
Below are the new hourly on-demand rates for Windows Azure Virtual Machines:
Size Name | # of CPU Cores | Memory | Windows VM Pricing | Linux VM Pricing |
ExtraSmall | Shared | 768 MB | $0.02 per hour | $0.02 per hour |
Small | 1 | 1.75 GB | $0.09 per hour | $0.06 per hour |
Medium | 2 | 3.5 GB | $0.18 per hour | $0.12 per hour |
Large | 4 | 7 GB | $0.36 per hour | $0.24 per hour |
ExtraLarge | 8 | 14 GB | $0.72 per hour | $0.48 per hour |
A6 | 4 | 28 GB | $1.02 per hour | $0.82 per hour |
A7 | 8 | 56 GB | $2.04 per hour | $1.64 per hour |
Check out ScottGu’s Blog post for a comprehensive overview, also read the comments (with answers)
The announcement on Windows Azure Blog: The Power of ‘And’ - Windows Azure - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Start testing it for yourself now: Windows Azure IaaS
Windows Azure Pricing Windows Azure Pricing at-a-glance
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