Comments on: Microsoft’s Cloud Platform, Azure, Looks to Combine Best of Google, Amazon Web Services http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/05/04/microsofts-cloud-platform-azure-looks-to-combine-best-of-google-amazon-web-services/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Rachel Teisch http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/05/04/microsofts-cloud-platform-azure-looks-to-combine-best-of-google-amazon-web-services/comment-page-1/#comment-376030 Rachel Teisch Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:32:28 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=22773#comment-376030 I think since this was written cloud computing has become a viable strategy for organizations of all sizes. IT and business end-users no longer have to jump in with both feet. Our company, CloudShare, provides an easy and quick way for individuals and companies to move their application lifecycle development functions to the cloud, from development and testing and application migration to demos, POCs, and training. It's easy to start small and scale as needs growth - http://www.cloudshare.com. I think since this was written cloud computing has become a viable strategy for organizations of all sizes. IT and business end-users no longer have to jump in with both feet.

Our company, CloudShare, provides an easy and quick way for individuals and companies to move their application lifecycle development functions to the cloud, from development and testing and application migration to demos, POCs, and training. It’s easy to start small and scale as needs growth – http://www.cloudshare.com.

]]> By: Ana Rodriguez http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/05/04/microsofts-cloud-platform-azure-looks-to-combine-best-of-google-amazon-web-services/comment-page-1/#comment-70691 Ana Rodriguez Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:20:02 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=22773#comment-70691 Hi Gregory, I think you’re right; most people want to use cloud computing without knowing its full capacities before. Companies should research before and see what is best for them. Microsoft is giving steps forward to the future with the new cloud computing revolution. Azure will change the way applications are developed and will reduce costs. Our company just developed a cloud-hosted application using Windows Azure. You can take a look at it here: http://personalradiostation.cloudapp.net/. If you like it, you can help us vote for it at the new CloudApp() Contest: http://www.newcloudapp.com/vote.aspx. The app is listed at the end of the page, under the name of Omar Del Rio. Rewards, Ana Rodriguez ana.rodriguez@sieena.com Hi Gregory,

I think you’re right; most people want to use cloud computing without knowing its full capacities before. Companies should research before and see what is best for them. Microsoft is giving steps forward to the future with the new cloud computing revolution. Azure will change the way applications are developed and will reduce costs.

Our company just developed a cloud-hosted application using Windows Azure. You can take a look at it here: http://personalradiostation.cloudapp.net/. If you like it, you can help us vote for it at the new CloudApp() Contest: http://www.newcloudapp.com/vote.aspx. The app is listed at the end of the page, under the name of Omar Del Rio.

Rewards,

Ana Rodriguez
ana.rodriguez@sieena.com

]]> By: Leaked Windows 7 Ships with Trojan, SharePoint as Enterprise CMS, The Future of Windows 7, Google: The Next Evil Giant? - SharePoint Daily - Bamboo Nation http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/05/04/microsofts-cloud-platform-azure-looks-to-combine-best-of-google-amazon-web-services/comment-page-1/#comment-56155 Leaked Windows 7 Ships with Trojan, SharePoint as Enterprise CMS, The Future of Windows 7, Google: The Next Evil Giant? - SharePoint Daily - Bamboo Nation Tue, 05 May 2009 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=22773#comment-56155 [...] Microsoft’s Cloud Platform, Azure, Looks to Combine Best of Google, Amazon Web Services (Xconomy)The idea of computing “in the cloud” is certainly, well, in the air—to the point where I think people are starting to become allergic to it. It seems that “cloud computing” has become the new “nano.” Putting the term in front of whatever your business is doing doesn’t necessarily make it a good (or even viable) strategy. And the concept—making data storage, computing power, and software applications available over the Internet via remote servers—certainly isn’t new. [...] [...] Microsoft’s Cloud Platform, Azure, Looks to Combine Best of Google, Amazon Web Services (Xconomy)The idea of computing “in the cloud” is certainly, well, in the air—to the point where I think people are starting to become allergic to it. It seems that “cloud computing” has become the new “nano.” Putting the term in front of whatever your business is doing doesn’t necessarily make it a good (or even viable) strategy. And the concept—making data storage, computing power, and software applications available over the Internet via remote servers—certainly isn’t new. [...]

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