History

October 2008 (PDC LA)

Announced the Windows Azure Platform First CTP of Windows Azure

March 2009

Announced SQL Azure Relational Database

November 2009

Updated Windows Azure CTP Enabled full trust, PHP, Java, CDN CTP and more Announced VM Role, Project Sidney, Pricing and SLAs Project “Dallas” CTP

February 2010

Windows Azure Platform commercially available

June 2010

Windows Azure Update .NET Framework 4 OS Versioning CDN SQL Azure Update (Service Update 3) 50GB databases Spatial data support DAC support

October 2010 (PDC)

Platform Enhancements Windows Azure Virtual Machine Role Role enhancements Admin mode, Startup tasks Full-IIS support Extra Small Instances Windows Azure Connect Access to on-premise resource for cross-premise apps Support for Domain-joining VMs Direct role-instance connectivity for easier development Use your existing remote administration tools Improved Dev / IT Pro Experience New Windows Azure Platform Management Portal Multiple users & roles for management Remote Desktop Enhanced Dev Tools PHP Development Marketplace

December 2011

Traffic manager SQL Azure reporting HPC scheduler

June 2012

Web sites Virtual Machines for Windows and Linux (backed by persistent storage) Python SDK New portal Locally redundant storage