Microsoft has announced that the costs for running a instance on its Azure cloud-based now per minute is calculated. Furthermore, can SQL Server 2014, Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 within the private lwa clouds and public clouds to be rotated.
After his earlier announcement to the price level of Amazon to follow, Microsoft has Monday at the TechEd conference, let them know that the turning of instances on the Azure cloud-based now per minute billed will be. Amazons AWS charges still per hour, while Google with its Compute Engine per-minute charges, but with a minimum of 10 minutes.
Microsoft promises that its infrastructure-as-a-service platform, no minimum period will count per minute count, making a customer more cheaply. Also, nothing will be charged if a virtual machine is less than five minutes active; a ‘stationary’ vm will therefore no longer be charged. Furthermore, developers gain a discount on Azure – Microsoft promises a rate of 6 cents per hour, while MSDN subscribers a monthly credit of 50, 100, or 150 dollars.
Microsoft has also let it know that the previewversies of Windows Server 2012 R2, SQL Server 2014, and System Center 2012 R2, which is available this month will come as hybrid packages need to be seen. According to the software giant, the software now makes it easier than previously to move between private cloud and public cloud services like Microsoft’s Azure, also known as a hybrid cloud.
Windows Server 2012 R2, an update of the current Server version 2012, according to the current plan at the end of this year. In the R2 release, thanks to the ‘Generation 2 VM, among other possible with the Hyper-V hypervisor virtual machines to boot without legacy devices. Also promises Microsoft faster migrations of virtual machines. Also, live migration via smb, as well as the change of the size of a vhdx-image.
Remote live monitoring is a feature that allows traffic outside of a virtual machine can be analysed, writes The Register. Also, would the renewed Hyper-V better with Linux able to get along, while using nic teaming options load balancing better would be possible. New additions to the PowerShell environment, system administrators should have more room for manoeuvre in configuring Windows Server.