no free text is a major limitation of sql azure - it means that using it is not possible for us until this is fixed.

trisys - you're correct. In fact, it isn't meant as a replacement for an on-premise solution. What I would recommend there is to use SQL Azure in oconjunction with Windows Azure, and use blob or table storage with a pointer from the SQL Azure database. Since Windows Azure blobs can be up to 1TB in size, it's even more useful than a text field.

Thanks for reading!