Installing SQL Server on a VM Role is not a pattern that Microsoft recommends for different reasons (including local storage scalability), but this article exposes some interesting ways of using this approach for cost saving purposes.
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Mark your calendars! Windows Azure OSS Summit in Argentina, March 2013
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Register for the annual Scott Guthrie event April 22 in Arizona!
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