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Amazon EC2 to run Microsoft Windows Server

Maybe it's because they liked the Jerry Seinfeld commercials. For whatever reason, Amazon has gotten the Microsoft religion and will be running Windows Server and SQL Server on its Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2).

posted by dblacharski | News | Channel | 10/03/08 at 11:02 am | Amazon, EC2, Microsoft, SQL Server, Windows Server


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Amazon's cloud queue service stumbles

Amazon's hosted Simple Queue Service (SQS) has encountered performance problems this month that have prompted users to question its overall stability and its viability for commercial applications.

posted by ITworld staff | News | SaaS | 09/23/08 at 3:55 pm | Amazon, Amazon SQS, cloud computing


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Amazon testing content delivery Web service

Amazon plans to expand its roster of hosted computing services for developers with a content delivery network.

posted by ITworld staff | News | SaaS | 09/18/08 at 5:12 pm | Amazon, cloud computing, hosted services


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Amazon to sell OLPC XO laptops from November

Amazon will start selling OLPC's low-cost XO laptop computer as part of the Give One, Get One program OLPC developed last year, according to an official from OLPC.

posted by ITworld staff | News | Hardware | Tech & society | 09/04/08 at 9:17 am | Amazon, laptop, OLPC


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