SQL Azure Membership Provider.

Hello!
I have an ASP.NET WebForm application that use SqlServerMembershipProvider. I want to upload the application to Windows Azure and Sql Azure.
Now I have a Sql Server 2008 database, and membership tables are part of my application's database.
Can I continue using Sql Server Membership like I've been using until now?

I'm after exactly the same thing. Just stuck on what the membership provider settings should be. All the searches online are suggesting ..
<membership defaultProvider="TableStorageMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="20">
    <providers>
     <clear/>
     <add name="TableStorageMembershipProvider" type="Microsoft.Samples.ServiceHosting.AspProviders.TableStorageMembershipProvider"
       description="Membership provider using table storage" applicationName="WebFormAzureStore" />
    </providers>
   </membership>
..but that results in an error.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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