Microsoft has made Azure SQL Database Managed Instances available.  These instances offer much greater compatibility with traditional SQL Server when compared with Azure SQL databases.

A free Azure account can be created at azure.microsoft.com/free.

More documentation can be found at:

• Azure SQL Database Managed Instances – General Information
• Choosing a cloud SQL Server option
• Create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance in the Azure portal
• Migrate SQL Server to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance online or offline
• Connect an application to an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
• T-SQL differences between SQL Server and Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
• Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance
• SQL Managed Instance How-to series
• Azure SQL Managed Instance scripts and tools at GitHub