http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_deacon/archive/tags/SQL+Server+Data+Services/default.aspxTags: SQL Server Data Servicesen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_deacon/archive/2008/03/06/sqlserver-in-the-cloud.aspxThu, 06 Mar 2008 13:04:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8069952matt deacon1http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_deacon/comments/8069952.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/matt_deacon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8069952http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_deacon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=8069952<P>** URLs fixed**&nbsp;</P> <P>Yesterday at MIX we announced <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/dataservices/default.mspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/dataservices/default.mspx">SQL Server Data Services </A>which <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">is a set of data &nbsp;storage web services and query capabilities hosted on our datacentre infrastructure. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">This provides another element of the cloud infrastructure services layer that Ray Ozzie has been talking about as part of the Microsoft Services Platform for sometime. </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">We'll be definitely talking about this at <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/architectinsight" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/architectinsight">Architect Insight</A> so if you haven't booked a place then check out the agenda and book your self in!</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><IMG title="Services Platform" style="WIDTH: 500px; HEIGHT: 301px" height=301 alt="Services Platform" src="http://blogs.technet.com/photos/matt_deacon/images/2967814/500x301.aspx" width=500 mce_src="http://blogs.technet.com/photos/matt_deacon/images/2967814/500x301.aspx"></SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8069952" width="1" height="1">Software + ServicesS+SSQL Server Data Services