platform for acquiring, integrating, cleansing, analyzing and publishing data on the web.  Using Needlebase through a web browser, without programmers or DBAs, you can easily:
* acquire data from multiple sources
* merge, deduplicate and cleanse
* build and publish custom data views
MERGING INTO GOOGLE and shutting down June 1, 2012

clouds are pretty much shared servers just as the Greek gods are filled with the same flaws as earthbound humans. Yes, these services let you pull more CPU cycles from thin air whenever demand appears, but they can't solve the deepest problems that make it hard for applications to scale gracefully. Many of the real challenges lie at the architectural level, and simply pouring more server cycles on the fire won't solve fundamental mistakes in design.