January San Diego Cloud Computing User Group Meeting - Jan 8, 2009

Don't miss the opportunity to be at the second local meeting of the Windows Azure Cloud Computing User Group. In our January meeting we will be learning about how Cloud Storage works in the Azure cloud computing platform. We'll see how to store and retrieve BLOBs, queues, and data tables in code. We'll also see how to manage large amounts of data in a scalable way.
When:
January 8th from 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Where:
Microsoft San Diego Office 9225 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92121
Please take a moment to register here so we can plan properly. Pizza will be served at 6:00 and the presentation / demo will begin at 6:30.

Cloud Computing User Group - San Diego

SAN DIEGO DECEMBER 2008 LOCAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Windows Azure Cloud Computing User Group

Join the community... 

Don't miss the opportunity to be at the first local meeting of the Windows Azure Cloud Computing User Group in San Diego. Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. At this meeting, you'll hear about Microsoft's vision of Software + Services and what it can mean for you. As part of this presentation, you’ll see a demo of how a cloud application is developed and deployed.

Who Should Attend?

Cloud computing has huge implications for both developers and business people. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor and be part of the community that helps pioneer this exciting new area.

When: Thu 12/11/08, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Microsoft, Microsoft, 9255 Towne Center Dr, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92121
Registration link: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=133770

Please take a moment to register so we can plan properly. Pizza will be served before the presentation starts.

Does cloud computing offer anything compelling for you, your business or your customers?

o  Cloud computing with Windows Azure provides technologists with new options for where applications reside, how applications behave, and the business models that drive them.

o  Cloud computing eliminates the need to predict traffic levels, purchase hardware or hosting capacity in advance, and keep os’s patched. Applications are given the capacity they need on demand. You only pay for computing and storage you use.

o  Some of the most difficult and costly things to achieve in I.T. such as high availability and ensuring scalability are no longer headaches the enterprise has to deal with. Scalability, reliability, and high availability come with the platform automatically.

Developers no longer have to make a choice between the benefits of what can be delivered to users via the web versus traditional on-premises software. Microsoft offers the opportunity for developers to offer both with a software-plus-services approach. It is an industry shift that combines services on the Web with client and server software to deliver the best of both worlds.