Available today is the first community technology preview of SQL Azure Database, a cloud-based relational database service built on Microsoft SQL Server technologies. With SQL Azure Database, you can easily provision and deploy relational database solutions to the cloud, and take advantage of a globally distributed data center that provides enterprise-class availability, scalability, and security with the benefits of built-in data protection, self-healing and disaster recovery. To register for the free trial, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/dataservices/default.aspx. To learn more about SQL Azure, visit http://www.microsoft.com/azure/sql.mspx.

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