cloud computing (and python)?
PatrickMinnesota
PatrickMinnesota at gmail.com
Tue Jan 1 17:04:10 EST 2008
On Jan 1, 3:26 pm, Aaron Watters <aaron.watt... at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, in between skiing runs I noticed
> a Business Week cover story on
> "cloud computing". The article had
> lots of interesting information in it like
> about how somebody's mom used to
> be an airline stewardess and the
> interior decor of various office spaces.
> It was a truly excellent piece of
> journalism.
>
> However it gave me no idea what
> "cloud computing" is and how it
> could be used to solve a computational
> problem.
>
> Could anyone on this list
> which usually has highly informed
> readers give me a clue at some
> level of technical detail what cloud
> computing is about and how it could
> be used. Bonus points if you mention
> Python in the response!
>
> An actual example would be great,
> if it's not web scraping and searching.
>
> - Aaron Watters
>
> ==http://www.xfeedme.com/nucular/pydistro.py/go?FREETEXT=snow
Oh, and I forgot to mention Python for points.
Python combined with a framework like Django is used with Amazon's
cloud services in various applications. www.Pownce.com is an example.
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