Author Archives: Razi Sharir

Cloud Database: The Big Guys Want In

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Razi Sharir
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As with other breakthrough developments, startups often lead the way; then the tycoons of the world want to join in on the fun :) You know you’re in the right field, and that there’s a genuine demand from the market, when the big guys want in! Continue reading →

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Xeround Pay-per-Use Pricing Explained (Including Amazon RDS Cost Comparison)

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Razi Sharir
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After we announced the general availability of the Xeround Cloud Database a few weeks ago, we noticed a couple of people on Twitter and other places who were confused about our pricing. We realize that a service such as Xeround — and its pricing model — is new and unfamiliar, so we wanted to clarify some things in a longer post. Continue reading →

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What’s Next for Cloud Service Providers?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Razi Sharir

The hardware that makes up the cloud infrastructure is being continuously improved and optimized, so that over time it will be standardized and commoditized.. Continue reading →

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IT’S GA!! Xeround Cloud Database for MySQL Applications is Now Generally Available

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Razi Sharir
Xeround Cloud Database now generally available

After being 9 months pregnant in beta, we are very excited to announce the commercial availability of our cloud database! during our beta period, we’ve had over 2,000 users trying our service, with many already using Xeround in their live production … Continue reading →

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“NewSQL-as-a-Service” Cloud Database

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Razi Sharir
New SQL as a Service on the Cloud

In a new blog post following a recent report by the 451 Group, Matthew Aslett, a senior analyst for the research firm, defines a new breed of SQL database-related products he labels as “NewSQL”. Continue reading →

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Rackspace Database – Xeround Cloud DB for MySQL Apps Now Available on Rackspace

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Razi Sharir
Xeround Cloud Database Now Available on Rackspace Cloud

Big news day for us here at Xeround – we’ve just announced availability of our cloud database for MySQL applications on the Rackspace Cloud! Continue reading →

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Cloud Database Service: The Difference Between DBaaS, DaaS and Cloud Storage – What’s the difference?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Razi Sharir
Cloud Storage versus DaaS and Database as a Service

Let’s try and make heads or tails of the various cloud services available and clarify the key differences between them. Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS), Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Cloud Storage all relate to data management in the Cloud. The differences between them lie … Continue reading →

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