Windows Azure Appliance to Ship in August

Well, it’s almost here folks. The “datacenter in a box”. Had someone used those words in a a sentence a decade ago, I would have laughed, but now, it’s reality. This is a private cloud, running the Windows Azure platform, in a box. The first one will be from Fujitsu, and will be available this August.

Official Microsoft press release: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/jun11/06-07MSFujitsuWApAPR.mspx

Official Fujitsu press release: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2011/20110607-01.html

Commentary by Mary-Jo Foley: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/fujitsu-to-deliver-first-windows-azure-appliance-in-august/9629

This is a HUGE leap forward, and… this is only the beginning.