PostgreSQL finds its way onto Amazon’s cloud.

How about an Oracle compatible, enterprise class database on demand in the cloud? One more way of doing very big things with very little comes in a cloud via broadband. EnterpriseDB has done just that for what is a yet ot be announced price, but I’m betting it will be small.

The company on Tuesday started taking invitations for a beta program for EnterpriseDB Cloud Edition that will launch in March. The final product should be available this summer, according to EnterpriseDB Chief Technology Officer Bob Zurek, who spearheaded the initiative.

Amazon already offers a hosted database, called SimpleDB, but Zurek said that its database is designed for transactions and industrial-strength applications.

The service works with clustering software from Elastra, which means that servers and storage are quickly brought online to meet changes in computing demand, he explained. It taps into Amazon’s Web services for hosted servers and storage, called Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). (from Cnet)