Comments on: Cloud Computing Players http://www.martinleclair.com/2008/archives/cloud-computing-players/213 Bienvenue sur mon blog. Welcome to my blog. Si vous êtes ici, c'est que vous me connaissez d'une certaine façon. If you got here you know me in some ways. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Dean J. Garrett http://www.martinleclair.com/2008/archives/cloud-computing-players/213#comment-14234 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:37:04 +0000 http://www.martinleclair.com/2008/archives/cloud-computing-players/213#comment-14234 One important but less discussed trend made possible by cloud computing is the number of useful "database community websites" being published. Such a site is similiar to a wiki in how the site's data content is provided by the users themselves. The sites are free to all who want to search the database and to post new data. The sites are made possible by the use of cloud databases, Software-as-a-Service solutions designed to make web database publishing quick, simple and cheap. Here are two good examples of database community sites: www.PhotoEnforced.com - this site publishes a database of locations where cameras are used a street intersection to photograph violators. www.GasPricesCentral.com - this site publishes a database of gas prices in metro areas around the country. These kinds of sites are serving a public need by distributing useful data openly through the cloud. This is just one area where cloud computing is making a difference. One important but less discussed trend made possible by cloud computing is the number of useful “database community websites” being published. Such a site is similiar to a wiki in how the site’s data content is provided by the users themselves. The sites are free to all who want to search the database and to post new data. The sites are made possible by the use of cloud databases, Software-as-a-Service solutions designed to make web database publishing quick, simple and cheap. Here are two good examples of database community sites:

www.PhotoEnforced.com - this site publishes a database of locations where cameras are used a street intersection to photograph violators.

www.GasPricesCentral.com - this site publishes a database of gas prices in metro areas around the country.

These kinds of sites are serving a public need by distributing useful data openly through the cloud. This is just one area where cloud computing is making a difference.

]]> by: Kevin Jackson http://www.martinleclair.com/2008/archives/cloud-computing-players/213#comment-14233 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:08:36 +0000 http://www.martinleclair.com/2008/archives/cloud-computing-players/213#comment-14233 For a more complete list go to the Cloud Computing Portal. http://cloudcomputing.qrimp.com/db.aspx?t=clouds&pagesize=100 For a more complete list go to the Cloud Computing Portal.

http://cloudcomputing.qrimp.com/db.aspx?t=clouds&pagesize=100

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