Comments for: Microsoft unwraps Windows Azure

#17. Posted at 04:24 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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AMDisDEC

If the price is greater then $50 I don't want it.

I'm tired of bailing these value-less companies out. MS had better come correct.

#17, i'm almost positive the price will be greater than $50, and ... : eitje (#23) «

#17, I'm sorry, I think I just heard Microsoft laughing at you in... : A_Pickle (#24) «

#24, The laughter you hear is microsoft laughing because they ... : AMDisDEC (#27) «

#17, How about $20 a seat? We get it, you're not a Microsoft fan.... : 5150 (#28) «

#17, Their existing offerings start at $15/month per seat. http://... : UberGerbil (#32) «

#29. Posted at 02:54 PM on Oct 28th 2008

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deinabog

Maybe it's me but cloud computing makes no sense for the average user. Hell, it doesn't make much sense for businesses neither. It seems that, like other industries, the tech sector is driven as much by hype as anything else.

#29, Actually, there are some aspects that make sense if you assu... : UberGerbil (#31) «

#13. Posted at 03:22 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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Traz

I wonder if Microsoft is going to start naming stuff after colors now...

#13, Azure is a color. : Shining Arcanine (#30) «

#4. Posted at 02:01 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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DrDillyBar

Sharepoint and Dynamic CRM. Those two pieces alone make me want to check this out. Powerful combination.

#4, lol. Sharepoint. lol : Sniper (#21) «

#21, What about it? : Usacomp2k3 (#25) «

#25, It makes your org's data part of the Borg. : indeego (#26) «

#9. Posted at 02:26 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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CheetoPet

So its just web services plus hosting @ Microsoft? I guess adding pictures of clouds to any diagram makes it better.

#9, actually, i think Azure is just Microsoft's Global SOA attem... : eitje (#19) «

#19, Ah yes, SOA. Because the market wasn't already flooded wi... : CheetoPet (#22) «

#5. Posted at 02:09 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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TurtlePerson2

What does cloud computing have to do with a bluish-purple color (azure)?

#5, Because it's a sea of data? That was my initial thought. Or so... : IntelMole (#6) «

#5, Perhaps it's a "Clockwork Orange" reference... : UberGerbil (#10) «

#10, As clear as an azure sky of deepest summer. You can rely ... : 5150 (#11) «

#11, Yep. "Azure" always makes me think of that quote. : UberGerbil (#20) «

#5, Azure is blue-cyan, the color of a very clear sky. Clouds ha... : absinthexl (#16) «

#1. Posted at 01:48 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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ssidbroadcast

haha: Today, Microsoft has offficially unveiled the software

not that big of a deal, really, but it just gave the article an unintentional sensationalist "flare" if you will.

#1, Sorry to be a vocab nazi, but it's "flair". Then again, even... : kuraegomon (#18) «

#2. Posted at 01:50 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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IntelMole

Why must MS dress everything up so much? It is a trend that started in earnest just before they announced Windows Vista, and it makes me distrust everything they say.

"It is a cloud computing framework and storage system. You can build database applications in the cloud, use .Net applications to access it all, and version control stuff with Dynamics / Sharepoint."

If they had said that, my engineering brain would be very excited right now. Instead they have hyped it to the Nth degree and then dressed it all up with silly fancy words.

#2, This aspect of the release isn't targeted at you. It is targ... : ludi (#7) «

#7, I'd argue that it is aimed at the guy who has to implemen... : IntelMole (#12) «

#12, I'd argue it is pointed at the CTO of a company and ot... : tfp (#14) «

#14, Microsoft hasn't tried selling things to technical ... : axeman (#15) «

#8. Posted at 02:24 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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mako

No pricing yet: "Subject to certain limits, Azure Services will be available without charge during our Community Technology Preview (CTP)."

#3. Posted at 01:55 PM on Oct 27th 2008

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Flying Fox

HailStorm reloaded plus a few extra things eh?