Microsoft Adds Java Framework Support To Windows Azure
Microsoft this week added support for open-source Node.js development tools to its Windows Azure cloud platform-as-a-service, in an effort to tap into Node's growing popularity with up-and-coming developers. Microsoft also boosted capacity for the Azure SQL database and rolled out a limited preview of an Apache Hadoop-based service for Azure.
That's not all: Microsoft also cut data transfer prices in Windows Azure and instituted a price cap for large SQL Azure databases. The software giant hasn’t offered much information on Azure adoption, but moves like these could help attract a wider audience of developers.
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