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
Now with the general availability even more features and options are live:
- 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)
First the new prices staring June 1st 2013
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)
Windows Azure General Availability of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – ScottGu’s Blog
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