What is Windows Azure Platform

Microsoft Windows Azure platform is a service hosted by Microsoft in Microsoft Data Centers.
With Windows Azure platform, Microsoft offers an internet-scale cloud computing services platform for its customers.

The customer who decide to use the benefit of cloud computing platform of Windows Azure can build applications from web-based small applications to enterprise level web applications.

The Microsoft Windows Azure Platform consists two sub Azure services :
Windows Azure, and
SQL Azure.

Here is Microsoft Windows Azure Platform tutorial for all IT professionals.

Please note that Windows Azure is available for customers in more than 40 countries.