We are very happy to announce that the technical documentation for deploying and running SQL Server in Windows Azure Infrastructures Services is now available online.  This is a very important set of documentation supporting the recent General Availability release of Infrastructure Services in Windows Azure. For more details on the scenarios and benefits of running SQL Server workloads on Windows Azure Virtual Machines, please visit the SQL Server blog post here. When deploying SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines, we recommend that you follow the detailed guidance given in the new SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines documentation in the library. This documentation includes a series of articles and tutorials that provide detailed guidance on:

• Getting Started with SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Getting Ready to Migrate to SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• SQL Server Deployment in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Connectivity Considerations for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Performance Considerations for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Security Considerations for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Troubleshooting and Monitoring for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• Backup and Restore for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
• SQL Server Business Intelligence in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

Please also note, customers seeking online support for SQL Server deployed to Windows Azure Infrastructure Services can visit the online support forum here.  

-The SQL Server Documentation Team

Server and Tools Business Content Services & International Team