Two days ago, significant changes and enhancements to the In-place update process were announced for the Windows Azure platform. It is now possible to apply multiple changes to virtual instances without having to redploy the whole solution, including the following: change the VM size, increase the local storage, add or remove roles, or change the number of endpoints. The full article can be found after the jump.
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