There has been a lot of discussions about the viability of putting virtually everything in the cloud. But even as there are a lot of supporters on both sides regarding total overhaul of traditinal hosts and servers, there is no denying that the march to thin air or clouds continues to gather steam.
On the heels of Amazon Web Services, comes Google App Engine to wide aplomb. Proof that Google holds substantial web sway among developers and netizens is the buzz it has created not only for its initial choice of Python but also for the mainstream discussion of a still fairly (mis)understood Platform as a Service model.
The GAE is clearly just a shell of what it has set its eyes on. It holds promise but also not perfect. It has implicitly stated that it will be language-neutral eventually (and won't remain free) but until then PaaS startups such as our Mor.ph stands to gain a measure of credibility and validation in what we offer, not just to developers but new on-demand web opportunities to business and individual users as well.
Expect MSFT, Yahoo! (well, maybe not now) and Sun to come racing in the not so distant PaaS future maybe, before 2008 ends. But until then, expect Morph eXchange to continue to innovate and morph for the better. After all, I think we're easy to trust (no hidden lock-in surprises) plus we're true-blue open source.
Peace.
Friday, April 11, 2008
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