Cloudant Launches NoSQL Data Layer Service for Windows Azure
Provides .NET and other developers with distributed NoSQL database service for faster application user
experience at cloud scale
BOSTON — June 6, 2012 — Cloudant today announced that the Cloudant Data Layer, the company's
distributed NoSQL database service, is now available on Windows Azure as part of a Microsoft initiative
to provide developers with access to a range of cloud technologies from various providers to best serve
new, fast-growing Web and mobile applications running on Windows Azure.
Cloudant's strategic relationship with Microsoft continues Cloudant's own work to bring its database-asa-service product to public cloud providers and cloud application platforms. Cloudant's NoSQL database
services are now available to Windows Azure customers. Cloudant will also be integrating its service into
the Windows Azure Marketplace.
"Windows Azure gives developers flexible ways to manage their data and make it quickly available to a
new breed of data-driven Web and mobile applications,” said Jean Paoli, President of Microsoft Open
Technologies, Inc. “Developers using Windows Azure don’t have to worry about growing their
applications to massive scale because Windows Azure scales automatically. Cloudant's NoSQL database
service on Windows Azure offers developers a greatoption for offloading data store operations so that
they can focus on coding the next big app."
The Cloudant Data Layer is a managed NoSQL database service for developers of fast-growing Web and
mobile apps. With an Apache CouchDB-compatible, RESTful JSON API, built-in MapReduce, data
replication and synch, and full-text search, Cloudant enables fast development and distributes data
across the global network of Windows Azure data centers for fault-tolerant, low-latency access to users
everywhere. Cloudant is operated and scaled by the big data experts at Cloudant, so that users can stay
focused on new development, not database administration.
"Applications deliver a much better user experience if their data is deployed closer to users, versus
halfway across the world, " said Derek Schoettle, CEO of Cloudant. “Cloudant’s ability to distribute data
to Windows Azure datacenters around the world means we can move dynamic database data as close as
possible to the network edge—even to individual mobile devices. As a result, applications on Windows
Azure can grow faster and support new usage models such as disconnected computing with mobile
replication and sync."
For more on Cloudant's offering on Windows Azure, visit https://cloudant.com/azure.
About Cloudant
Cloudant provides developers of fast-growing Web and mobile applications with the world’s first
globally distributed “data layer as a service” for loading, storing, analyzing, and distributing application
data. The Cloudant Data Layer is a managed service that helps developers to eliminate the delays, costs,
and distractions inherent in working with databases and their administrators, while providing
unmatched scalability, availability, and performance. This capability accelerates time-to-market and
time-to-innovation, because it frees developers from the mechanics of data management so they can
focus exclusively on creating great applications. Cloudant is privately held and backed by top-tier
investors including Avalon Ventures and Y Combinator. For more information, visit www.cloudant.com.
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