MongoDB Installer for Windows Azure by Doug Mahugh.
From the post:
Do you need to build a high-availability web application or service? One that can scale out quickly in response to fluctuating demand? Need to do complex queries against schema-free collections of rich objects? If you answer yes to any of those questions, MongoDB on Windows Azure is an approach you’ll want to look at closely.
People have been using MongoDB on Windows Azure for some time (for example), but recently the setup, deployment, and development experience has been streamlined by the release of the MongoDB Installer for Windows Azure. It’s now easier than ever to get started with MongoDB on Windows Azure!
If you are developing or considering developing with MongoDB, this is definitely worth a look. In part because it frees you to concentrate on software development and not running (or trying to run) a server farm. Different skill sets.
Another reason is that is levels the playing field with big IT firms with server farms. You get the advantages of a server farm without the capital investment in one.
And as Microsoft becomes a bigger and bigger tent for diverse platforms and technologies, you have more choices. Choices for the changing requirements of your clients.
Not that I expect to see an Apple hanging from the Microsoft tree anytime soon but you can’t ever tell. Enough consumer demand and it could happen.
In the meantime, while we wait for better games and commercials, consider how you would power semantic integration in the cloud?