Thx Hank! I'm looking forward to using EC2 as a public testing ground. -mL http://knowledge.lapasa.net
hank williams wrote: > > Sure, that is what EC2 is for. The only thing to be aware of is that > EC2 only runs linux instances. Of course this is not a problem for FDS > of course but just an FYI. > > However, the big benefit of EC2 is inifinte scalability, and FDS > express edition will not allow you to run multiple instances. In fact, > because EC2 instances are less power than the fastest machines > available, running FDS on EC2 might not be the most economical option > from a license cost perspective. > > Regards > Hank > > On 3/6/07, Mark Lapasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:mlapasa%40parlaygroup.com>> wrote: > > For those familiar with Amazon's Web Services (the side of the company > > that doesn't sell books), do you know if it is possible to have Flex > > Data Services Express Edition running under an instance of Amazon > > Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)? The idea of having the server-side > > operations handled for $0.10/hr, turn it on and off at will, and be able > > to make an application public for access is a very attractive idea. > > > > Currently, I am not doing anything that would warrant it but I am very > > curious. This Flex licensing jargon is beyond me. > > > > (More info on EC2 @ http://aws.amazon.com/ec2 > <http://aws.amazon.com/ec2>) > > > > > > Thx, > > > > -mL > > http://knowledge.lapasa.net <http://knowledge.lapasa.net> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> > > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >
