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As announced on the SQL Server blog:

Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Azure HDInsight, its cloud-based distribution of Hadoop. Further expanding on Microsoft’s big data strategy, Microsoft CVP Quentin Clark will deliver a keynote at O’Reilly Strata + Hadoop World tomorrow, where he will discuss Microsoft’s vision to democratize big data by providing easy to use tools and a unified data platform. Clark further detailed this approach in a post on the Official Microsoft Blog.

Here’s links to the announcement and where to Get Started:

• BLOG: Windows Azure HDInsight Released for GA
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2013/10/28/windows-azure-hdinsight-released-for-ga.aspx
• SERVICE: Getting started with Windows Azure HDInsight Service
  http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/hdinsight/get-started-hdinsight/?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Strata_HDInsight