A friend recently asked me how far Microsoft had gotten with its Office cloud (Azure) initiative. Specifically, he wanted to know whether Microsoft Access was headed skyward. So far as I can learn, according to this Microsoft post, the plan is to leverage SQL Data Services and the Sync Framework to make this happen. There's talk in this post of a beta in 2009. The posted Q&A is also worth skimming. Microsoft's calling this part of Project Huron.
Unclear how much developer labor will be required to make use of the proposed functionality, but some videos are posted (mainly showing Access desktop sync) and a "Try It" link are pending as of today.
Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
2009-01-13
Windows 7 purchase planning for consumers
ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports that a "free" migration path to the new Windows version may be offered to purchasers of new PC's.
2007-02-19
Cash on Hand -> Ethical Lapses at Microsoft?
Sometimes having too much cash on hand is not a good thing. Here's an example of Microsoft offering to buy off a Wikipedia author to influence his entry on OOXML. As reported by NWC, OOXML is a Microsoft-sponsored variation of the Open Document Format electronic publishing standard. Microsoft purportedly offered to pay Rick Jelliffe to change his entry on OOXML.
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