ArsTechnica Weighs in on Windows Azure
Peter Bright posted a nice summary of yesterday's Azure announcement at ArsTechnica. His summary:
Microsoft says that Azure is the result of three years' work. That may be true, but from what we've seen so far, it's still an immature product. MS has the big picture things nailed down, but the actual details—APIs and specific features—are still very much in flux.
It will be interesting to see how this technology matures. Doesn't sound like there's much in Azure for non-Microsoft developers yet - Amazon's EC2 sounds like the better option. Cloud computing is a greenfield; who will manage to grab the most mind share?
