The author attended the Los Angeles CloudCamp, where they led a session on scaling data and proposed another topic related to the CAP theorem. The CAP theorem was discussed during the proposal of sessions, with some assertions that were later found to be incorrect. Microsoft's SoCalDevGal presented on SQL Azure, which is their hosted relational database as a service. The presentation revealed that initially, Microsoft was not planning for full SQL compliance but customer feedback led them back to providing it. Interestingly, SQL Azure is designed as a CA system, meaning it prioritizes consistency and availability over performance, with data replication across multiple datacenters, making it vulnerable to potential "CNN moments". The author's session on scaling data discussed tradeoffs in designing systems, including the importance of considering geographic distribution and availability for certain types of applications.