Re: [CGUYS] Amazon Simple DB in the Cloud Now Free

2008-12-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
What is the point of discouraging exploration and innovation? Should someone shun opportunities because success might end up costing them $5 or $10? This could be a snake in the grass for unsuspecting souls. The free 'low volume' encourages development and testing, but if you choose to let

[CGUYS] Amazon Simple DB in the Cloud Now Free

2008-12-09 Thread Tom Piwowar
For a database in the cloud, Amazon on Dec 1st added a threshold for billable use. The threshold is fairly high so much useful work should be free. http://aws.amazon.com/simpledb/ * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Amazon Simple DB in the Cloud Now Free

2008-12-09 Thread Chris Dunford
For a database in the cloud, Amazon on Dec 1st added a threshold for billable use. The threshold is fairly high so much useful work should be free. This is interesting, but anyone thinking of putting a lot of reliance on its being free should be aware that Amazon is only promising that it

Re: [CGUYS] Amazon Simple DB in the Cloud Now Free

2008-12-09 Thread Brian Jones
that, would they?). I only hope you can put max limits on the data transfer. - B - Original Message - From: Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:48 AM Subject: [CGUYS] Amazon Simple DB in the Cloud Now Free