[dba-Tech] Getting started in Cloud services

Just signed up. We shall see what we shall see. Intrigued...
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On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Getting involved with proprietary products, within a fledgling market,
> especially in the computer world has always been a potential road to
> disaster...one that may cost a company millions of dollars and with nothing
> to show for their efforts.
>
> The cloud is such a market, with so many offerings in where and how to host
> your products and development. There is Microsoft Azure, Google App Engine,
> or Amazon Web Services to name but a few. What has emerged is an Open
> Source
> competitor.
>
> http://www.cloudfoundry.com/
>
> It is even being used and supported by HP; also, a supporter of Azure but
> it
> seems the company is keeping its options open.
>
> Check this product out and get ready for your next business venture.
>
> Jim
>