EnterpriseDB plans to release a cloud version of it's database offering which will run on Amazon EC2 and store it's data on S3. This will apparently compete directly with SimpleDB, but provide all the advanced relational database features we all know and love.
In an interview conducted last week in advance of today's announcement of the Cloud Edition plans, Zurek declined to disclose specifics about the company's pricing plans. But the pricing "will be disruptive," he said. "I don't think Oracle will like this."
Sounds good to me. I'm not sure how these guys will package it up, but what I would really like to see is a simple on-demand model like SimpleDB with a real relational database. Create databases and tables on demand, pay only for storage and processing power, automatic/transparent scaling, no maintenance.
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