Microsoft has just released a new version of the Windows Azure SDK http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cloud/archive/2010/11/23/announce-the-november-2010-release-of-the-windows-azure-tools-sdk.aspx

The most notable things about this release are all around new ways of deploying /managing your Azure instances

  • Virtual machine instance: allowing you to specify a .vhd that Azure should use as the base image for your instances
  • Remote desktop support: allowing you to remote view what is happening inside the instance to help debug issues

a full breakdown of the new features is available here http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2010/10/28/you-spoke-we-listened-and-responded.aspx

By David Burela