Scaling and Standards in the Cloud

As you should begin to see, there are many different elements that are associated with cloud computing, both from a technical and a business standpoint. The questions and issues that come up in this section are:

• What are some organizations that are using massively scaled applications of cloud computing (other than what is listed in the text)?
• Does cloud computing have to have the ability to be massively scaled? If so, why? If not, why not?
• What is included in this whole notion of standards?
• Why do we have standards?
• Do you think that implementing cloud computing standards help or hurt?

Let's have our discussion revolve around these elements. Try and dig deep into this discussion. There are a lot of good resources out there available that should assist you in your search (hint: the internet). Anybody can start, and anybody can close, but please make sure your responses and questions are seasoned, lucid, and include facts and personal opinions in your discussions.