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Additional EC2 Support for Windows – Second Zone in the US and Two Zones in Europe
We’ve been working to make it possible for you to run Windows or SQL Server in additional locations and to build highly available applications. You now have the ability to launch EC2 running Windows or SQL Server in the EU-West region, in two separate Availability Zones. You can also launch EC2 running Windows or SQL […]
Read MoreA True Bollywood Tale
One of my favorite parts of my job is meeting people and watching them innovate with Cloud technology. So I want to tell you about a recent weekend trip to the Bay Area. Last weekend I was in Mountain View, CA to attend OpenSocials WeekendApps event. This was held at the Googleplex, and was designed […]
Read MoreWebinar: Monetize Your Innovation with Amazon FPS and Get Started Free
Are you thinking about accepting payments on your website? Or perhaps you already accept payments, but you’re tired of the fees and an inflexible interface. The Amazon Flexible Payment Service team is presenting two free webinars that will be very useful in either case. The first session is on Wednesday March 4, 2009, from 11:00 […]
Read MoreAWS Links – Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Read MoreNew AWS Public Data Sets – Economics, DBpedia, Freebase, and Wikipedia
We have just released four additional AWS public data sets, and have updated another one. In the Economics category, we have added a set of transportation databases from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Data and statistics are provided for aviation, maritime, highway, transit, rail, pipeline, bike & pedestrian, and other modes of transportation, all […]
Read MoreVirtual Stress-free Testing in the Cloud
I am giving a presentation at upcoming FutureTest conference on “Testing in the Cloud”. Using Amazon EC2 for Software Testing is one of “Lowest-hanging fruit” use cases. In this blog post, I will review some of the highlights of my presentation – some of the cool things the cloud brings to the world of application […]
Read MoreExecutive Briefing on Cloud Computing
Update: We’ve reached capacity, but we’ll be recording the event and sharing it on our website in the near future. If you are in New York City, I’d like to call your attention to an executive briefing on Cloud Computing that will be held at NASDAQ Marketsite in Times Square on Tuesday, March 3rd. This […]
Read MoreAWS Links – Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Read MoreIBM Software Available on EC2 With Pay-As-You-Go Licensing Model
We’ve teamed up with IBM to provide software developers with pay-as-you-go access to development and production versions of IBM Information Management database servers, IBM Lotus content management, and IBM WebSphere portal and middleware products, all running on Novell’s SUSE Linux on Amazon EC2. There’s a lot to say, so I’ll summarize the key points up […]
Read MoreAmazon DevPay Expands – Linux in Europe, Windows in the US
The official description of Amazon DevPay describes it as “a simple-to-use online billing and account management service that makes it easy for businesses to sell applications that are built in, or run on top of, Amazon Web Services.” In practice developers are able to monetize Amazon EC2 AMIs and Amazon S3 applications by selling them […]
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