DataNucleus 2.2.0 release

http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61486

Congrats to the team!

SFDC Database.com versus Windows SQL Azure

http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/preliminary-comparison-of-databasecom.html

Que le meilleur gagne ! (and it is SQL Azure :-)

Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud

http://www.cloudave.com/8607/data-is-the-next-major-layer-of-the-cloud-a-major-victory-for-startups/

I cannot agree more.
But Amazon is not alone, Microsoft Azure and SQL Azure also provides an efficient and well-integrated solution.

Please also note the brand new initiative from SalesForce.com with database.com

Clearly, data is the sweet spot of the Cloud.