Infrastructure Services:

Virtual Machines & Virtual Network

Scalable on-demand infrastructure.

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Scalable Infrastructure in the Cloud

Bring It. We Run It.

Scalable, On-demand Infrastructure for Your Apps

Dramatically reduce your wait time to provision IT resources by rolling out apps and infrastructure in minutes. Bring your Windows or Linux-based application to the cloud as-is. Scale up or scale down as needed for a wide range of app hosting scenarios and pay only for what you use.

Extend and Synch.

Connect Hybrid Infrastructure Services with a Single Identity

Build hybrid services that take advantage of what you already have while enabling new innovation in the cloud. Bring your existing identities to apps running in Virtual Machines by simply connecting to your on-premises Active Directory. Running Office 365? Simply run Active Directory Federation services in Virtual Machines to sync with on-premises identities for single sign on.

Build. Learn. Test.

Rapid Innovation Using Infrastructure Services for Dev & Test

Spin up a test lab within minutes. Connect to your existing infrastructure if required. When you’re done, tear it down, bring your app back in house to run it using your on-premises infrastructure, or keep it in the cloud. The choice is yours.

Customize. Collaborate. Maintain.

SharePoint on Windows Azure Infrastructure Services.

Spin up SharePoint farms in minutes without major capital investments. Integrate full trust code to run rich apps and business logic, and provide internet facing collaboration sites on SharePoint that scale with your business needs.

Develop. Scale. Unlock.

Robust Infrastructure for SQL Server

Start small, go big. Whether you are building a lab to prototype your newest app with SQL Server or extending data marts into the cloud, Windows Azure Virtual Machines is a solid foundation you can count on. With full SQL Server compatibility you get capabilities like full-text search, or transparent data encryption for greater security.

Features

Many compute configurations // Options sized to fit your application needs including new high memory instances.

Many operating systems // Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Plus, Linux by commercial distributors: Ubuntu, CentOS, SLES.

Pre-built images // Get started from the Image Gallery and provision your stack with Windows Server, SQL Server, BizTalk Server in minutes.

Community images // Choose your favorite open source stack from the VM Depot.

Secure, isolated connections to on-premises // Virtual Network provides a logical IPsec based network connection between your apps running in Virtual Machines and your on-premises datacenter.

Geo-redundant disk storage // 6 copies of your Virtual Machine images redundantly stored at two datacenters hundreds of miles apart. No extra cost.

Transparent SLA // 99.95% monthly SLA for multiple Virtual Machines. 99.9% monthly SLA for Virtual Networks.

Bring your apps // If it runs on Hyper-V, it runs on Windows Azure Virtual Machines.