SQL Server Deployment in Azure Cloud

Cost benefits, flexibility and Scale are the hall marks of cloud deployment. Microsoft SQL Server runs without a hitch in the cloud.

SQL Servers can be deployed to a private cloud, hybrid cloud or a public cloud.

In the public cloud SQL Server can be run in different ways:

• Windows Azure SQL Database - this is a cloud-based to build relational database applications that scale out to millions of users
• Windows Azure Virtual Machine- this is just like a on-premises SQL Server

Features of running on Windows Azure VMs
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Running SQL Server in a Windows Azure VM is no different from running SQL Server in a on-premises VM. The businesses have complete control over the server and they can install applications and run almost any work load. This mode of running SQL Server is fully supported by Microsoft.
Businesses can create a cloud server using prebuilt virtual machine images from the Microsoft Windows Azure Gallery.

After creating and starting the server they can migrate the database server using any of the well documented methods such Attach/detach, or backup and restore, etc..
Another method is to upload the entire on-premises virtual machine and upload it to Windows Azure.
Sign in to Windows Azure.
Get on to Windows Azure .

Click on the subscription you want use this time.

Click on Virtual Machines.

Presently there are no virtual machines.
Click +NEW at the very bottom to display this pane.

Click on FROM GALLERY
The following are the images available (Scroll to review the complete list on the portal) either on Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2:

 

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 WEB
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Standard
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 SP2 WEB
SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard
SQL Server 2012 SP2 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 SP1 WEB
SQL Server 2012 SP1 Standard
SQL Server 2012 SP1 for Data Warehousing
SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise
SQL Server 2014 RTM WEB
SQL Server 2014 RTM Standard
SQL Server 2014 RTM Enterprise
SQL Server 2014 RTM Data warehousing

You can choose one appropriate for your needs.
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Read more here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/azure/jj823132.aspx

Windows Azure/Oracle Colloboration is done deal

It is now official that the collaboration deal is in place according to a general availability. Details here:
Announcing General Availability of Oracle Software on Windows Azure and Updates to Windows Azure Traffic Manager

Open and flexible platforms are in vogue and that was adopted as a rule by Windows Azure. Partenership with Oracle reaches a new height with this collaboration and what this means is the following Oracle products are now generally available as viratual images and more with license thrown in.

On Windows Server 2008 R2
Oracle database 11g R2 -Standard and Enterprise
Oracle Weblogic Server 11g R2 -Standard and enterprise
Oracle database 11g R2 and Oracle Weblogic Server 11g R2 Standard
Oracle Weblogic Server 11g Standard

On Windows Server 2012
JDK6
Oracle database 12c and Weblogic Server 12c Standard
Oracle database 12c Standard
Oracle Weblogic Server 12c Standard
Oracle database 12c and Weblogic Server 12c Enterprise
Oracle database 12c Enterprise
Oracle Weblogic Server 12c Enterprise

You can get to them via the Windows Azure Image gallery.
It is very easy to access these images to create your virtual server application.
Login to portal
Click the portal icon and open this window

Click on From Gallery and then Select Oracle on the list on the left to display the following:





Well you can try it or buy it from Windows Azure as shown:

Good luck with your implementations!!

 Vis-a-vis the collboration Oracle supports all these for databse and java developers.