I have a web app which queries a Lucene index and it works just fine in a W2K3 server in my network. Now I got my azure code so I wanted to test the service uploading the app. In order to do that I had to install Vista (I did it in a Virtual machine) cause the Azure SDK won't install on an XP box. I created my Cloud Service, added the ...
Hi I am now at the point where i cant get any further with out some help.I am trying to host files on the cloud and then access those files via code (C#). So far i have tried Rapidshare and Skydrive and have been unable to get either working at all. Below is a few things that i am trying to do or rather must be able to do with the cloud...
I've got a fairly simple Windows service running on testbed EC2 nodes right now that basically: Calls a Web Service on a machine in our local data center when the service starts (the service is set to Automatic startup, so it runs when the instance comes online). Calls another Web Service once a minute as a monitoring heartbeat. Calls ...
There has been a lot of buzz around cloud technologies. What resources would you recommend that review the cloud computing world, and helps one get the big picture and current trends? In addition to reading these overviews, what would you recommend as first steps to get acquainted with these technologies? ...
Would it be any practical benefit to write a cloud-based compiler, that would spread compiled units of code on different machines in the cloud? Could there be a benefit from obtaining a software-as-a-service architecture right within the app just after compiling, or would the inherent latency make such an approach impractical? ...
what is meant by cloud computing? give some examples ...
I have a specialized application I would like to make accessible through a public API. I am wondering what platform to host this on. I am looking for something with low-cost or free hosting. I know Google Apps Engine is available but what are the other players and what are advantages and disadvantages to each? ...
Hi, I am trying to modify the Ubuntu One File syncing python scripts to not including things like .iso's. I have got as far as finding this file: /usr/share/pyshared/ubuntuone/u1sync/constants.py Inside is this piece of code: import re # the name of the directory u1sync uses to keep metadata about a mirror METADATA_DIR_NAME = u".ubun...