Mary Jo Foley: In July 2010, Microsoft took the wraps off its plans for the Windows Azure Appliance, a kind of “private-cloud-in-a-box” available from select Microsoft partners. At that time, company officials said that OEMs including HP, Dell and Fujitsu would have Windows Azure Appliances in production and available to customers by the end of 2010.
We’re half way through January 2011, but the promised Azure Appliances have yet to materialize…
Further reading: Microsoft, Windows Azure
