{"id":5723,"date":"2009-07-14T01:31:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T08:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2009\/07\/14\/sql-azure-database-is-on-its-way-new-pricing-and-licensing-information-announced-at-wpc\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:52:06","slug":"sql-azure-database-is-on-its-way-new-pricing-and-licensing-information-announced-at-wpc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2009\/07\/14\/sql-azure-database-is-on-its-way-new-pricing-and-licensing-information-announced-at-wpc\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Azure Database is on its way; new pricing and licensing information announced at WPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WPC20logo_thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;border-width: 0px\" title=\"WPC logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WPC20logo_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"WPC logo\" width=\"240\" height=\"127\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: small\">The next wave of information on the Windows Azure platform was revealed today at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in New Orleans.\u00a0 Since many of you are following the roll-out of this highly anticipated cloud platform, we wanted to provide you with an update on Microsoft SQL Azure and Microsoft SQL Azure Database\u2013 formerly known as SQL Services and SQL Data Services.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: small\">Also announced at WPC:<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"CxSpFirst\" style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">The business model and pricing for Windows Azure, .NET Services, and <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/azure\/sql.mspx\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: small\">SQL Azure<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"CxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">The partner channel model and pricing for <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/azure\/sql.mspx\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: small\">Azure services<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"CxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">The <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/azure\/default.mspx\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: small\">Windows Azure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: small\"> QuickStart program for partners <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">A consumption model to \u201cpay-as-you-grow\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;border-width: 0px\" title=\"SQL-Azure_rgb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SQL-Azure_rgb_thumb.png\" alt=\"SQL-Azure_rgb\" width=\"156\" height=\"48\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"> As a part of the Windows Azure platform, SQL Azure Database will deliver traditional relational database service in the cloud, supporting T-SQL over Tabular Data Stream (TDS) protocol.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">SQL Azure Database offers small to medium sized businesses, Web 2.0 and ASP.NET developers a pay-as-you-grow, secure, scalable and highly available database service with business continuity and minimal infrastructure cost. Microsoft\u2019s business partners can develop and offer cloud-based services themselves, powered by SQL Azure and Windows Azure multi-tenant capabilities.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">SQL Azure Database will be available in two editions: the Web Edition Database and the Business Edition Database. Both editions offer scalability, automated high availability, and self-provisioning.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Best of all, they\u2019re both priced for value.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CxSpFirst\" style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">The Web Edition Database is best suited for customers building custom Web applications, as well as workgroup and departmental applications. Customers can purchase up to 1 GB of T-SQL based database space\u00a0for $9.99 per month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"CxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">The Business Edition Database is best suited for customers building ISVs packaged line-of-business and enterprise applications. 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