Amazon Beefs Up Its Cloud Ahead of MS Announcement 89
Amazon has announced several major improvements to its EC2 service for cloud computing. The service is now in production (no longer beta); it offers a service-level agreement; and Windows and SQL Server are available in beta form. ZDNet points out that all this news is intended to take some wind out of Microsoft's sails as MS is expected to introduce its own cloud services next week at its Professional Developers Conference.
What about Google? (Score:5, Funny)
"The service is now in production (no longer beta)"
Then they have already reached a state that Google will never achieve.
Re:definition of cloud (Score:1, Funny)
Cloud is dense vapor high above you.
So it's the latest hottest vaporware? Where do I sign up?
Re:What is it? (Score:3, Funny)
That was for salt: when it rain it pours. Salt is a kind of military armament reduction talk or agreement for republicans. So, logically, the republicans are behind this cloud computing thing, and the vast right wing majority shows it's cards. Skynet will achieve self awareness through EC2. It will be 14.3 years before anyone realizes as all bad reviews will be censored. It's already started, have you seen the poor reviews for the Terminator series? Are you sure there were no bad reviews?
The fact that Windows is offered in beta indicates two things: One the new MS cloud is designed to join with EC2 as part of skynet, and Google is soon to associate to this larger cloud... in beta form, of course.
The first large project: Understanding the Global Climate Machinery will be the beginnings of Skynet. Probes will be launched to add further data, and once self awareness is achieved, this will be the beginning of the end.
Now, since I'm the only with a time machine, good luck with your life. I'm off to the future. In 3019, aliens visit the Earth. They bring weapons and death to the machines. By 3912 we have repopulated the Earth and several other planets. I'm just here working on my PhD thesis. Good luck everybody.
P.S. Oh, just for fun, I want you to know that Joe the Plumber is targeted as a spy sometime next year. That is in all the history books.