What is the pricing model for the Windows Azure platform?
The Windows Azure platform will have Consumption-based pricing when they become commercially available. The details for the US are as follows: Windows Azure Compute • $0.12 / hour for the SMALL instance • $0.24 / hour for the MEDIUM instance • $0.48 / hour for the LARGE instance • $0.96 / hour for the EXTRA LARGE instance Storage • $0.15 / GB stored/month • $0.01 / 10K storage transactions Content Deliver Network • Service currently available as a Community Technology Preview (CTP) at no charge SQL Azure • Web Edition – Up to 1 GB relational database = $9.99 • Business Edition – Up to 10 GB relational database = $99.99 AppFabric • Access Control: $1.99 per 100k transactions • Service Bus: $3.99 per connection on a “pay-as-you-go” basis, or: • Pack of 5 connections $9.95* • Pack of 25 connections $49.75* • Pack of 100 connections $199.00* • Pack of 500 connections $995.00* *These rates are effective for usage beginning in April, 2010. All AppFabric usage prior to April, 2010 will not be
