Microsoft starts charging for Windows Azure Cloud computing Services February 1

According to foreign http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31646.html "> media reports, after one months of free public testing to allow potential users to feel the service and understand the service charging mode, Microsoft has been charging for Windows Azure cloud computing services since February 1.

Microsoft has been charging for Windows Azure cloud computing services since February 1 after one months of free public testing to allow potential users to experience the service and to learn about the service's billing model.

Microsoft will offer two basic pricing models: A "consumption" option to allow users to pay for the resources they actually use, and a "regular payment" option to offer discounted prices under a 6-month contract.

Depending on the processor and other resources, each virtualized Windows Server costs 12 to 96 cents per hour, plus 15 cents a month for each GB of storage, and 1 cents per 10,000 processing. By contrast, the Microsoft SQL Server 1GB Network database cost 9.99 cents a month.

Azure Cloud computing Services is a new and proven business model for Microsoft and its customers. Developers and other IT professionals need to ensure that Azure cloud computing services are as reliable, secure, and cost equivalent as running Windows servers in their own data centers. Microsoft will provide a total cost and investment return calculator to help with cost comparisons. However, Microsoft does not guarantee the results provided by these tools.

Depending on the processor and other resources, each virtualized Windows Server costs 12 to 96 cents per hour, plus 15 cents a month for each GB of storage, and 1 cents per 10,000 processing. By contrast, the Microsoft SQL Server 1GB Network database cost 9.99 cents a month.

Azure Cloud computing Services is a new and proven business model for Microsoft and its customers. Developers and other IT professionals need to ensure that Azure cloud computing services are as reliable, secure, and cost equivalent as running Windows servers in their own data centers. Microsoft will provide a total cost and investment return calculator to help with cost comparisons. However, Microsoft does not guarantee the results provided by these tools.

Windows Azure is a cloud computing platform that can easily interface with existing system environments, including the following three services:

reinstates Azure: Operating system;

-sql Azure: Cloud computing database;

reinstates Azure platform AppFabric: Easy communication for cloud computing and cloud computing applications.