MIX08 Announcement: SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) - Amazon SimpleDB Concept
by David Hayden, Microsoft MVP C#
Quite a few announcements coming out of MIX08 that I have already mentioned:
Microsoft also announced SQL Server Data Services (SSDS). Per the website:
"SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) are highly scalable, on-demand data storage and query processing utility services. Built on robust SQL Server database and Windows Server technologies, these services provide high availability, security and support standards-based web interfaces for easy programming and quick provisioning."
You can sign-up for the free beta service, but keep in mind that SQL Server Data Services isn't planned to go live until the first-half of 2009. I downloaded the MIX08 Video and it looked pretty compelling if you could benefit from such a service.
I see this being the same concept as Amazon SimpleDB. Per the Amazon Website:
“Amazon SimpleDB is a web service for running queries on structured data in real time. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud. These services are designed to make web-scale computing easier and more cost-effective for developers.
Traditionally, this type of functionality has been accomplished with a clustered relational database that requires a sizable upfront investment, brings more complexity than is typically needed, and often requires a DBA to maintain and administer. In contrast, Amazon SimpleDB is easy to use and provides the core functionality of a database - real-time lookup and simple querying of structured data - without the operational complexity. Amazon SimpleDB requires no schema, automatically indexes your data and provides a simple API for storage and access. This eliminates the administrative burden of data modeling, index maintenance, and performance tuning. Developers gain access to this functionality within Amazon's proven computing environment, are able to scale instantly, and pay only for what they use.“
Learn more about SQL Server Data Services here.
MIX08 Video's Downloaded
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