Guide To Cloud Computing

InformationWeek says Cloud Computing is a “megatrend” and I’d totally agree with them. If it isn’t now, it will be in 6 months – it pays to be ahead of the curve and from speaking with a few analysts recently, it’s definitely a hot topic for them which is a useful barometer.

Cloud computing is likely to be a very misunderstood term, especially as it relates to SaaS, PaaS, Web 2.0 and utility computing so the Information Week post does a good job at helping give a base level education cloud computing. There are some real gems in there too.

“There's not that much difference between the enterprise cloud and the consumer cloud" – says Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

 

He ought to go talk to a few Chief Security Officers and see if that rings true with them :)

The post also mentions that Microsoft’s cloud strategy has come in for some questioning and rightly so I’d say – but this year will change things and some clouds will clear so to speak. Mary Jo Foley positions this better than I can on her Microsoft2.net site

 

If you want to understand Microsoft’s gameplan for the future, this is THE document to read . Since Ozzie penned it back in 2005, Microsoft has been following it to the letter. Ozzie foreshadowed Microsoft’s Software+Services strategy, its move to make more of its online services ad-funded, and even the company’s recently introduced Live Mesh collaboration/synchronization service and framework in this memo.

Actually I’d say the FAM presentations are the ones to read. They hold many clues and answers.

Comments

• Anonymous
  June 28, 2008
  Hi Steve, Hope you're well. I met you recently at the NLab conference at De Montfort University. We talked briefly about micro-ISVs. I really enjoyed your presentation as well. Take care, Hiten