http://blogs.msdn.com/mattbremer/archive/tags/Windows+Azure/default.aspxTags: Windows Azureen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/mattbremer/archive/2008/10/27/windows-azure.aspxMon, 27 Oct 2008 23:13:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9018961mattbremer0http://blogs.msdn.com/mattbremer/comments/9018961.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/mattbremer/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9018961<P>The big announcement at PDC 2008 this morning was the CTP launch of Windows Azure.&nbsp; Microsoft bills this as an OS for the cloud.&nbsp; This will revolutionize the way applications are architected but I wonder if enterprises will be willing to cede control of their data to servers not under their control.&nbsp; This will require a culture shift and Microsoft acknowledges this by stating that the Azure rollout will be slow and deliberate.&nbsp; I will post more on Azure as it comes to light but it appears as though PDC 2008 will be the start of a technology shift once again.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9018961" width="1" height="1">PDC 2008Windows Azure