Timeline
Ray Ozzie announcing Windows Azure at PDC 2008, October 27
October 2008 (PDC LA) – Announced the Windows Azure Platform[49]
March 2009 – Announced SQL Azure Relational Database
November 2009 – Updated Windows Azure CTP, Enabled full trust, PHP, Java, CDN CTP and more
February 1, 2010 – Windows Azure Platform commercially available[50][51]
June 2010 – Windows Azure Update, .NET Framework 4, OS Versioning, CDN, SQL Azure Update[52]
October 2010 (PDC) – Platform enhancements, Windows Azure Connect, improved Dev / IT Pro Experience.
December 2011 – Traffic manager, SQL Azure reporting, HPC scheduler
June 2012 – Websites, Virtual machines for Windows and Linux, Python SDK, new portal, locally redundant storage