Microsoft updates operating system on cloud computing

Microsoft's cloud-based operating system, Windows Azure, has a number of new releases, which are simple to use, increase interoperability, and increase overall value.

Key points:

1. New developer experience and enhanced interoperability----related access to. NET, Java, and Node.js Windows Azure libraries is now available via the Apache 2 open source license and hosted on GitHub, a new node.js for Windows Azure SDK, which transformed Windows Azure into a state-of-the-art development environment for the Node application, the limited preview of Windows Azure's Apache Hadoop service enabled the Hadoop application to be deployed in just a few hours. Not a few days.

2. Easier access and simplified subscription management----A multilingual-oriented, improved development center contains useful content and tutorials, a new signing process that includes an expense cap, makes the signing process simple, and ensures a completely free 90-day trial period. View real-time usage and billing details directly from the Windows Azure Management Portal and view the expected costs with a simplified pricing calculator.

3. Improved database size----3 times times the size of the original maximum SQL Azure database (no additional cost) and SQL Azure Federation (a new partitioning model that simplifies flexible scale-out).

4, higher overall value----The largest SQL Azure database of the new price cap will reduce the actual price per gigabyte by 67%, North America and Europe, the price of data transmission reduced by 25%, service bus usage from now until March 2012 are free.