cloud computing (and python)?

[Neil Hodgson]

    Cloud computing is mostly about scalability. You do not need to be 
concerned so much about low level infrastructure details such as 
purchasing servers, configuring and maintaining them, hiring space in 
data centres, linking up data centres, etc. It converts a lot of fixed 
costs into lower recurring costs so makes it easier for a start up with 
limited capital to start operating.

    There are Python libraries for accessing some of the cloud computing 
services and you can also host Python application code on some services 
that allow code execution. This includes services that can run arbitrary 
code on virtual machines such as EC2 and more restricted computational 
services like Hadoop which can run Jython.

    Neil