http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=SQL+Server,Visual+Studio,Database+Developer&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'SQL Server', 'Visual Studio', and 'Database Developer'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)http://sqlblog.com/blogs/andy_leonard/archive/2008/03/05/microsoft-announces-sql-server-data-services-ssds.aspxWed, 05 Mar 2008 19:08:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:5459andyleonard<P>Cool things are coming out of <A class="" href="http://www.visitmix.com/2008" target=_blank>Mix08</A>! </P> <P>There's even something there for we database people: <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/dataservices/default.mspx" target=_blank>SQL Server Data Services</A>.</P> <P>From <A class="" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/neilhut/archive/2008/03/05/microsoft-announces-sqlserver-data-services-ssds-structured-storage-in-the-cloud.aspx" target=_blank>Neil Hutson's blog</A>:</P> <P><EM>SSDS you can think of as a structured data store in the cloud(building block service), which is accessed using Internet protocols using a basic data manipulation language. SSDS is for developers and businesses that need scalable, easily programmable, and cost-effective data storage with robust database query capabilities. Pretty cool.</EM></P> <P>:{&gt; Andy</P>