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It looks like 2009 is going to be the year when cloud computing delivers on the promise of commodity computing power that is utility like, as opposed to the less friendly platforms that exist now. Sun tried to deliver with their utility computing platform, but recently closed it (or are in the process of closing it). Cloud computing goes beyond the simple commodity of compute power, with the likes of SalesForce.com occupying the other end of the spectrum with a complete platform (platform as a service) layered on a robust compute cloud. Users do not need to worry about computers, software, architecture, security – none of it. Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is succeeding in the utility computing space that Sun failed. EC2 is providing the foundation for many other cloud computing offerings.

Things are moving fast. CogHead was a platform offering that was new in 2008 and now when you visit their website you find that:

Coghead
Farewell. As of February 18, 2009, Coghead has discontinued its service and SAP has purchased Coghead’s intellectual property assets. We would like to thank all of our customers and partners who contributed to turning Coghead from vision to reality.

So, what is out there now?

WyaWorks
BungeeConnect
LongJump
Morph Labs
Right Now
Zooos
Elastra
Etelos
Nirvanix
Heroku
Scalr
Oracle SaaS
Amazon Web Services
Joyent
GoGrid
AppNexus
Mosso
SalesForce
Apprenda SaaSGrid
Microsoft Azure
Google App Engine
IBM Blue Cloud
Sun Utility Computing
Caspio
Zoho
Wufoo
GreenPlum
Aster
RightScale
Terramark Enterprise

Keep watching – I bet half of these companies will be gone (eaten by larger firms) before year’s end – and there will be four times as many small firms on the list by 2010.

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  • http://www.quickschools.com/aboutkevin Kevin Chan

    I find your article on cloud computing really interesting. I’d like to add with cloud computing, it has developed and created many software as a service (SaaS) systems that has benefited small to medium businesses.

    I have also had the unfortunate luck to be involved with a CRM company that has folded, I do agree with you that the life cycle for the cloud computing model has not even come close to reaching its limits yet, and we would be seeing more SaaS companies in the mix before the next technological fad.

  • http://www.truecloud.com David

    Cloud-based solutions will dominate the landscape of business system alternatives for SMBs over the next 2-5 years as these companies begin to discover the tremendous number of practical advantages associated with deploying their systems in the cloud with the help of cloud vendors and partners.

    I believe that the cloud is the most significant advancement in compute technology from a business systems perspective since the adoption of personal computers.

    For SMBs that are contemplating systems and process improvements for their businesses, please make note that we’ve seen the last of purchased products that you’re required to install and maintain on your own.

    The next round of great business software will be cloud-based. You can count on it!

  • logon

    Although companies might be able to save on upfront capital expenditures, they might not save much and might actually pay more for operating expenses. In situations where the capital expense would be relatively small,microsoft exam or where the organization has more flexibility in their capital budget than their operating budget, the cloud model might not make great fiscal sense.

  • logon

    Although companies might be able to save on upfront capital expenditures, they might not save much and might actually pay more for operating expenses. In situations where the capital expense would be relatively small,microsoft exam or where the organization has more flexibility in their capital budget than their operating budget, the cloud model might not make great fiscal sense.

  • Concego

    Business is faster, more efficient and cheaper with cloud computing. On the surface this may seem a very simple expressions but it has very deep implications. All of a sudden millions of businesses that were kept away from state-of-the-art business applications due to daunting costs in terms of effort and money can leverage these applications and compete with bigger players.

    Cloud computing isn't going anywhere anytime soon.