This is a win-win opportunity, why don't you make use of it?

Let me help you started...
Because this is where the future is.

1. Go and download free trial here, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlazure/community/getstarted.aspx







2. Send me an email (mysorian@gmail.com) with 'SQL Azure' in the subject line and you enter a raffle to get a free copy of my book.

3. Read all my SQL Azure related posts here, http://hodentek.blogspot.com/search?q=SQL+Azure.

4. Did you know that Microsoft's latest program Microsoft LightSwitch can host it's application on Windows Azure Cloud Platform?

5. If you live in and around Plainsboro, NJ 08536 write to me (hodentek@live.com) and I will give you the low down for free.

Enjoy!

There was MySQL on AWS and now Oracle 11G

The thirst to launch services to the cloud appears to be unquenchable. AWS is now adding Oracle 11G. It has an interesting licensing option, the BYOL (not BYOB), short for bring your own license and of course Oracle will provide support for this(not for BYOB).

For details read this eWeek article on line at:
AWS to Launch Oracle Version of Amazon Relational Database Service

Will Intel's Cloud Builders program lift it out of its lows?

Watching Intel stocks for the past 10 years I have seen it mostly going down although it seems to be coming back. But as a believer in Cloud Technology, I imagine that the Cloud Builders program will make the Cloud 2105 (Simplified, Secure and interoperable, mother of all clouds) vision a resounding success. However the task appears formidable given the number of players in the business and their idiosyncrasies.

 

Copied from Yahoo Finance on 10/28/2010

The idea of this vision is to optimize resources across the cloud providers, a growing list that includes some 20 stakeholders,
Canonical
Cisco
Citrix
Dell
EMC
Enomaly
Eucalyptus Systems
Gproxy
HP
IBM
Intel
Joyent
Microsoft
NetApp
NetSuite
Novel
Parallels
RedHat
Univa
VMWare

With all these folks committing resources, ideas, and practical guidance this vision may come true. Will this improve the bottom line?