Exactly, and Microsoft is happy to host your own custom Linux-based environment if you want complete control over your stack: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/

Exactly, and Microsoft is happy to host your own custom Linux-based environment if you want complete control over your stack: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-linux-create-upload-vhd/ http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virt... edit: looks like phonon below beat me to it by a few minutes.