Contents tagged with Cloud Computing
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Azure’s Free Ride almost over, Get your credit cards ready
Consider this a public service announcement for those of you that may not be receiving (or paying attention to) the details about the upcoming changes to Microsoft’s Azure pricing. Up to now, Microsoft’s Azure cloud hosting has been a “CTP” preview and as such it has also been free. Come PDC and November 17th, though, your continued usage of Azure as a free playground for cloud development will nearing its end.
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Azure Cloud Pricing Falls Somewhere Between VPS and Dedicated
As you may have heard by now, Microsoft has just unveiled the official pricing for its forthcoming Azure cloud computing platform. Ever since its introduction at PDC08, Microsoft has been very coy about the pricing for Azure. They’ve always defaulted to the party line that Azure pricing will be “competitive” with other cloud offerings.
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What "cloud computing" means to you (it's important)
It is amazing to me how quickly the the noise surrounding cloud computing has grown. Overnight cloud computing has become a mainstream talking point with everyone postulating how enterprising start-ups and lumbering enterprises will use the emerging technology in software projects. InformationWeek is running cover stories on cloud computing, Microsoft is touting their new cloud services, and even Apple is getting-in on the game with MobileMe. It seems cloud computing has replaced software as a service as the most popular water cooler talk.