Nice set of updates to Azure over the last few days - Data Sync now in the HTML Portal - Updates to the CLI

Scott Guthrie posted about the Azure-related changes that have happened over the last few days.

Of particular interest to me was that Data Sync was now in the new HTML portal, and that the Azure store now works in a bunch more countries.

Generally I like the newer HTML portal but I’m still finding that it applies different validation rules to SQL passwords than Windows Azure SQL Database itself does. That’s a pain as I still have to use the older portal.

Regardless, here is the list of changes:

• Mobile Services (job scheduler support, Europe Region Support, Command Line Support)
• Web Sites (scale improvements, integrated source control)
• SQL Data Sync (support in the new HTML portal)
• ACS Management (support in the new HTML portal)
• Media Services (job and task management, blob storage support, reserved compute)
• Virtual Network enhancements
• Subscription Filtering Support
• Windows Azure Store (now available in more countries)

Glenn Bock also posted a few days back about changes to the CLI that help with automation of site and virtual machine creation.

2012-12-27