In our previous articles, Introduction to SQL Server 2012 and Windows Azure
Overview, we made references to Microsoft’s SQL Azure service. In this
article we will take a closer look at its main features in more detail.
SQL Azure is a relational database solution with the capability to support
both Windows Azure and on-premise applications with minimum latency. It is
considered a managed service and it’s offered by Microsoft to allow you to
build applications without concerning yourself about the storage they’ll
use. Being a cloud service, SQL Azure gives you all the benefits of the cloud
including:
The hardware and software that support the SQL database are all managed by
Microsoft Patching and maintenance are also managed by Microsoft High
availability and fault tolerance are guaranteed by an SLA (Service-level
agreement) Per usage billing and the availability to s... (more)
Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator
in consumer electronics, announced the pricing and U.S. retail availability
of three SMART compact system cameras (CSC) with built-in Wi-Fi – the eye
catching NX1000, the versatile NX210 and the top-of-the-line NX20. With SMART
features, the NX1000, NX210 and NX20 can connect to wireless networks without
any additional cards or devices, making it seamless to share and store photos
directly from the camera.
All three new Samsung NX cameras offer exceptional image quality and are
designed for users with ... (more)
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2dlbjr/it_market_in_canad) has
announced the addition of the "IT Market in Canada 2011-2015" report to their
offering.
One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the government's
support for IT initiatives. The IT market in Canada has also witnessed a rise
in mergers and acquisitions. However, the shortage of talent and skills could
pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
Key vendors dominating this market space include IBM Corp., Hewlett Packard
Co., Microsoft Corp., and Cisco Systems Inc... (more)
CSR plc (LSE:CSR) (NASDAQ:CSRE) and the CTO Forum are pleased to announce
that Dr. Steven D. Gray, Chief Technology Officer for CSR, has been appointed
to the CTO Forum’s executive board. The CTO Forum brings together senior
technology executives within the U.S. to discuss and collaborate on key
technology issues facing the industry and to accelerate innovation across
organisations.
"We are very honoured to welcome Steven Gray to our executive board,” said
Basheer Janjua, founder and chairman of the CTO Forum and CEO of Integnology
Corporation. “Steven brings broad experience in... (more)
I finally gave up on the Android dead end (no ICS upgrade) that was my Galaxy
S i9003 and decided to jump to the ICS bandwagon. The only options for an out
of the box ICS experience in India at this time are the HTC duo – One X &
One V. Of these, the One X was beyond my budget, and so it was a pretty
simple decision to go for the One V in the end.
Reviews have been pretty positive, and I’m throwing in my 2 cents based on
a 2 weeks of usage experience that wouldn’t have shown up in initial
reviews. A caveat on my usage experience – I use the One V (and the Galaxy
S before it) pri... (more)