Deploying CRM 2011 on Windows Azure - Part I

To start with I've subscribed for FREE Trial account on Windows Azure and thanks to my friend Arshad Hussain for doing that.

Following tasks I planned to accomplish:

• Creating a Disk Storage
• Creating a Cloud Service
• Create Virtual Network
• Creating 3 Virtual Machines:
1. Domain Controller - Windows Server 2012 Data Center
2. SQL Server 2012 with Windows Server 2012 Data Center
3. CRM 2011 with Windows Server 2012 Data Center

With the release of CRM 2011 Update Rollup 13 it's now possible to install CRM 2011 on Windows Server 2012 - so I decided to take it as a challenge.

Don't know whether I shall call it an extensive exercise on going through all the installations, deployment issues but it was worthwhile lesson.

Keep reading.... coming up next....