Windows on a Cloud

[Clymer/JR]

If you thought the "cloudy" skies were getting crowded, make way for Microsoft. The company announced that it is introducing Windows Azure, a web based services platform that will reside on its distributed data centers, and will be available in CY'09. Read a preliminary analysis, as Microsoft touts 'virtualization', and joins the competition with head-starts Google (App Engine) and Amazon (EC2) in this clearly lucrative space.