The Future of the Cloud (Videos) by Tim O’Reilly & TechWeb

December 16, 2008 by Michael Marlatt · 1 Comment 

There is a great deal of ambiguity in how we define cloud computing. A select few have even referred to it as gibberish, while others have mistakenly characterized the cloud as “just” software as a service (SaaS). While there is no disputing that cloud computing offers the ability to access applications hosted on the web, it is important to understand that the cloud means much more.

What follows are two videos from the Web 2.0 Summit, facilitated by Tim O’Reilly. Watch and listen as industry leaders discuss and address some of the common questions around cloud computing.

The Future of the Cloud: Part 1 - (11:44 Min.)

The Future of the Cloud: Part 2 - (14:07 Min.)

Videos produced by Tim O’Reilly & TechWeb

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Web 2.0 Summit & Industry Experts on the Future of the Cloud

November 18, 2008 by Michael Marlatt · Leave a Comment 

SAN FRANCISCO–The cloud was omnipresent at the Web 2.0 Summit as industry executives discussed the migration from the client to millions of virtualized servers as the information pipe.

“There is a lot of hype. We think about the cloud as the next evolution in computing,” said Cisco Chief Technology Officer Padmasree Warrior. “It’s a way of abstracting the services and applications from the physical resources and using a more on-demand layer.”

Warrior believes that cloud computing will evolve from private and stand-alone clouds to hybrid clouds, which allow movement of applications and services between clouds, and finally to a federated “intra-cloud.”

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