It is not as simple as hosting your db in a rack that someone else maintains for you.
There is a fee for bits going in and coming out so it gets costly depending on the data you have and what you might be doing. You might find that getting a rackspace virtual server or a GoDaddy site may be better for you compared to AWS. As an Amazon investor I want more people to get into AWS but in your case, it is probably a bad fit. On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 7:39 AM, Rafael Copquin <[email protected]> wrote: > I am experimenting with cloud computing. > > A client of mine who is currently using a Microsoft SQL Server based > application, wishes to have the SQL Server database in the cloud so it can > be accessible by all his company's branches. > > I would like to know if Amazon is offering SQL Server as a service. I am > aware that if you contract a Virtual Machine with SQL Server inside you > would have the problem solved, but I wonder if it is possible to use SQL > Server without the need to have a VM as well > > In the case of Google Cloud Computing, you must have a virtual machine and > SQL Server inside > > I have tried Azure and I've seen that they offer SQL Server as a service, > but if you want to get in a single select statement data from two different > databases, that is not possible, unless you try a convoluted solution that > I got from the web and that would involve modifying my application code a > lot. This I will not do (the client won't pay for the time involved in > reprogramming) > > OTOH, the information provided in any of those sites is so huge and > confusing, that I do not know what to choose, where to look and......too > much for this old programmer. > > Can anybody enlighten me, please? > > Remember, I am looking for a simple SQL Server as a service solution, > without the need to get a VM as well. Is this possible? > > Rafael Copquin > > > --- > Este correo electrónico ha sido comprobado en busca de virus por AVG. > http://www.avg.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMY+9TqnUFXSw=9mfwdbt0mofq4bjbwl2ysqtkwu1w-w...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
