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Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions. 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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Big Data: The Hadoop Business Case

CTOvision

When including the cost of software, hardware, and licensing/support, the cost per terabyte (TB) of an MPP system is estimated at tens of thousands of dollars [4]. Many organizations have purpose-built solutions for asking business intelligence questions, providing disaster recovery/backup, etc.,

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Should the OpenStack Community Embrace Amazon & Google?

Data Center Knowledge

In an open letter to the OpenStack community, co-founder and CTO Randy Bias is making the case that OpenStack must embrace other public clouds rather than set themselves up as an open alternative to the mega-clouds. JVC quickly licensed VHS, giving up control, while Sony didn’t take what the consumers wanted into account. Convergence.

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