Kimon,
Understood.
As Michael indicates, it is possible to install ASE on MS Azure. If you are invested in that platform, by all means, go with it. Personally, I am not invested with MS Azure, and am already exploring AWS. As you saw from the document I sent, certified, flexible, afordable.
However, if you send me some pricing information and similar documents to those I shared with you, I would be glad to compare.
You are welcome for the help. It is always a pleasure to enable colleagues to succeed.
Regards,
Jean-Pierre