Updates to Microsoft’s cloud-based database service.

Update 4 for SQL Azure Database is now available. Updates to Microsoft’s cloud-based database service include:

• Support for database copy which allows a real-time snapshot to be taken of the database and copied into another server, and is helpful for making backup support
• Project “Houston,” a web-based database management tool, is available in multiple datacenters to reduce latency between SQL Azure and applications
• Plus MSDN documentation for copying SQL Azure databases and development how-to topics