PDC: Microsoft's cloud-based SQL services redefined
ENT News | at | by Mike
Microsoft is evolving its strategy for relational data services in the cloud.
As the company's vision for cloud-based computing is shared with over 6,000 developers this week at its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft is announcing that SQL Server Data Services is now the storage component of a broader suite of data-related services called "SQL Services." SQL Server Data Services is renamed SQL Data Services.
SQL Services is part of the Azure Services Platform for building cloud applications intended to run on Windows Azure, Microsoft's new cloud-based operating system, unveiled here on Monday. The Azure Services Platform consists of Live Services, .NET Services, SQL Services, SharePoint Services and Dynamic CRM Services. PDC attendees can register for the Azure Services Platform and request .NET Services, Live Services and SDS provisioning.