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Hi Experts, are there advantages of using Microsoft Azure over (Windows Server + IIS + SQL Express)? I have an ASP.NET 4.0 application that I am ready to publish into the real world. I currently have a Virtual Machine running Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7 and SQL Express 2012. My site will also need an SSL certificate later.<br />
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Is my own server the best way to go about things or should I publish the app directly to Azure? I feel as if using the server means I have more direct access but I don't know whether that'll be good for scalability in the future or any other pro's/cons
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Hi Experts, are there advantages of using Microsoft Azure over (Windows Server + IIS + SQL Express)? I have an ASP.NET 4.0 application that I am ready to publish into the real world. I currently have a Virtual Machine running Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7 and SQL Express 2012. My site will also need an SSL certificate later.

Is my own server the best way to go about things or should I publish the app directly to Azure? I feel as if using the server means I have more direct access but I don't know whether that'll be good for scalability in the future or any other pro's/cons

Azure vs IIS

The successor to Active Server Pages, ASP.NET websites utilize the .NET framework to produce dynamic, data and content-driven web applications and services. ASP.NET code can be written using any .NET supported language. As of 2009, ASP.NET can also apply the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern to web applications