[AccessD] Amazon: SQL Server

Hi Shamil

I know, but the difference is, that Amazon is on air and even can deliver a SLA with guaranteed uptime.

MS has just reached the Community Technology Preview:

  http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx 

and the only indication of costs is "competitive".

Note that you can download from MS SDKs to "Explore and experiment with the Azure SDKs locally":

  http://www.microsoft.com/azure/sdk.mspx 

If anyone checks this out, I'm sure feedback is welcomed!

/gustav


>>> shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru 07-11-2008 18:44 >>>
Hi Gustav,

But MS is expected to start playing dominating role on "Cloud Computing
front" rather soon:

"The IT industry is in the early stages of a major transition, one
comparable to the shift from mainframe to client/server. Microsoft will play
a major role over time because of its tremendous market footprint and
technical resources. There are many enterprises that consider themselves
Microsoft shops that have people that only know Microsoft tools and APIs.
Amazon and Google have been chipping away at these, but Microsoft is firmly
entrenched."

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/Microsofts-Azure-Could-Ushe 
r-in-The-Cloud-as-Commodity/ 

--
Shamil

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 2:01 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com; dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: [AccessD] Amazon: SQL Server

Hi all

While Microsoft is about to spin up Azure, Amazon is delivering EC2.
It is really simple to set up and - as far as I can judge - at very low
costs. 

The quickly read guide on how to create a remote SQL Server of your choice,
certificates (for security), and disk space for storage,  can be found here:

  http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=1827 

/gustav