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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 EC2 plays nice with Windows

Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) hosted infrastructure service for developers will expand its choice of operating systems and databases to include Microsoft's Windows Server and SQL Server.

posted by ITworld staff | News | SaaS | 10/01/08 at 8:35 pm | Amazon EC2, cloud computing, SQL Server, Windows Server


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Go shallow on your directory structure for file servers

Don't paint yourself into a corner when designing the directory structure for your file servers!

posted by Mitch Tulloch | Tip | Storage | Windows | 08/15/08 at 11:37 am | enterprise storage, file servers, Mitch Tulloch, Windows Server


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Microsoft to release new 'Essential' servers in November

Microsoft plans to release a new Windows server OS aimed at midsized businesses as well as the next version of its small-business server software worldwide on Nov. 12, the company said Monday.

posted by ITworld staff | News | Operating systems | Windows | 07/07/08 at 8:37 pm | Windows Server


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