Amazon Cloud Adds Hosted MySQL 173
1sockchuck writes "Amazon Web Services has added a relational database service to host MySQL databases in the cloud, and is also dropping prices on its Amazon EC2 compute service by as much as 15 percent. Amazon says the new service lets users focus on development rather than maintenance, but it will probably be bad news for startups offering database services built atop Amazon's cloud. Cloud Avenue warns that Amazon RDS should serve as 'a warning bell for the companies that build their entire business on Amazon ecosystem. ... They are just one announcement away from complete destruction.' Data Center Knowledge has a roundup of analysis and commentary on Amazon RDS and its impact on the cloud ecosystem."
Showing their cards at last (Score:4, Funny)
Turns out "the cloud" is just another name for "datacenter". Who knew?
Goodie (Score:1, Funny)
Do they offer any good databases?
Quadruple Extra Large (Score:4, Funny)
With the two new types, their instance list [amazon.com] looks like the McDonalds menu.
I'd like a Quadruple Extra Large with cheese please.
Re:Showing their cards at last (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Showing their cards at last (Score:3, Funny)