Microsoft Azure Now Lets You Import/Export Data By Shipping Hard Drives

Microsoft today launched a large update to its Azure cloud computing platform that introduces features like WebSocket support, segmented customer push notifications, New Relic support and a new billing alert service. The one feature that will likely get the most attention, however, is that developers can now sign up for a preview version of the Azure Import/Export service. With this, developers can import and export their data from Windows Azure using hard drives and old-fashioned FedEx shipping.