Today is an important day in the evolution of the Windows Azure platform. During the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009,

we announced the business and partner model for the Windows Azure platform, including service level agreements and support programs.

Check out the announcement at http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2009/07/14/confirming-commercial-availability-and-announcing-business-model.aspx

Information is flowing from speakers, blogs, distribution lists, etc. You can even get some info bits at http://twiiter.com/windowsazure

Commercial availability is expected to be announced at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2009, which is November 17 - 19, 2009