I can't comment on linux but I've had no issues with Azure using windows, in fact I would say its fantastic. I been have using cloud services web/worker roles, messaging, blob and SQL azure too...
I have been also integrating cloud TFS publishing, and automated deployments. Its been a dream so far.
I am looking at the elastic scalability block also for scaling out and in, it all looks great.
I mean transitioning from staging to production is just a virtual IP swap, sweet...
So if you get your setup right and go with the Microsoft cloud setup I think its smooth sailing.
Check out http://metricshub.com (acquired by Microsoft) that provides a great dashboard of billing usage, but also lets you auto-scale resources, all for free.
I mean transitioning from staging to production is just a virtual IP swap, sweet...
So if you get your setup right and go with the Microsoft cloud setup I think its smooth sailing.