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Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

By Werner Vogels on 08 May 2012 02:00 PM. Amazon RDS currently supports SQL Server 2008 R2 and plans to add support for SQL Server 2012 later this year. After the Free Usage Tier, you can run Amazon RDS for SQL Server under two different licensing models - "License Included" and Microsoft License Mobility.

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VMworld 2013 Day 2 Keynote

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Kit shows tasks in vCenter Server that reflect the automation being done by NSX with regard to automatically creating load balancers, firewall rules, logical switches, etc., Following the list of features in NSX, Carl brings up load balancing, and Kit shows how load balancing works in NSX.

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Fountainhead: Converged Infrastructure Part 2.

Fountainhead

And I mean I/O components like NICs and HBAs, not to mention switches, load balancers and cables. Also remember that with few moving (physical) parts, you also have to purchase few software tools and licenses. ► 2012. (15). And a converged transport also allows for fewer switches needed on the network. Blog Archive.