The New Driving Permit System does not invalidate existing permits and citizens are not required to change their old permits until its date of expiry. The cost structure for renewals and first issues of permits has remained the same at $500.00 for five years and $1,000.00 for 10 years.
Amazon(s amzn) Web Services remains the biggest of the big cloud providers, but itâs seeing competitors gaining in its rear-view mirror. Nomura Securities analyst Rick Sherlund now expects Microsoft(s msft) to field the largest cloud business by December â at least in terms of annual revenue run rate which he estimated will be $5.77 billion.
This led Nomura analyst Sherlund to predict Microsoft will hold the crown as top cloud by revenue by the end of 2014. While Sherlund's contention is almost certainly wrong (more on that below), Microsoft has concrete Azure numbers, shared at WPC 2014, that should buoy even the most ardent Azure admirers.