Post #100

It is a big milestone for this blog, after a few moths of Windows Azure and incredible “Cloud-mania” here we are, the 100th post. Thanks everybody for reading and for your feedback.

Since the release of Windows Azure and the conception of this blog, the “cloud” evolved more rapidly than any other modern software technology. People are already talking about standards, maturity models, taxonomies and all other must-haves of an emerging technology or trend. Even the meaning of the word “cloud” keeps changing every day with big names jumping on the bandwagon of naming anything done on the internet as “cloud-something”.

I got mixed reactions following my previous post where I was expressing my concern about the confusion regarding the “cloud” and the inability of Microsoft to take the lead and set the trends instead of adding more confusion to the subject. I still think Microsoft direction and leadership is not clear in the “cloud” field.

Many people try to come up with a definition of what cloud computing is. For me, is simple - the “cloud” is a software platform, highly scalable and 100% available. We need to start with a high standard. This is not grid computing, or another something that runs on the internet. It is “cloud” computing. Yes, 100% availability. This is the promise of cloud computing, a worry free platform. Bring it on!

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