The article attached below summarizes the growing confusion over the definition of “cloud” computing. The idea of the cloud is not a new one and has been used for years to represent a nebulous area outside of one’s immediate systems. The widespread adoption of this metaphor has spurred companies to invent such creative names for new offering as Stratus, OpenCirrus, and Azure.
With the overuse of this term and the uncertain meaning behind it, Cloud computing may evaporate as quickly as Web 2.0 and cyberspace.
Wall Street Journal- March 26, 2009
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The term may evolve and morph into something but the functionality of delivering applications, products and services from the 'cloud' may become more important than ever before.
ReplyDeleteOn a cloud-related note, IBM is backing an initiative called the Open Cloud Manifesto that is slated to be released tomorrow (Monday, March 29). The article points out that many key players (Amazon, Google, etc.) have not signed on and an insider states that the "manifesto read[s] like it was 'written from the viewpoint of companies who have a lot to lose.'" It will be interesting to see what the manifesto contains tomorrow...
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