Open Cloud Manifesto

Corporate open standards drive spearheaded by IBM:

URL = http://opencloudmanifesto.org/opencloudmanifesto1.htm

Description

"One thing is clear: The industry needs an objective, straightforward conversation about how this new computing paradigm will impact organizations, how it can be used with existing technologies, and the potential pitfalls of proprietary technologies that can lead to lock-in and limited choice.

This document is intended to initiate a conversation that will bring together the emerging Cloud Computing community (both cloud users and cloud providers) around a core set of principles. We believe that these core principles are rooted in the belief that cloud computing should be as open as all other IT technologies. This document does not intend to define a final taxonomy of cloud computing or to charter a new standards effort. Nor does it try to be an exhaustive thesis on cloud architecture and design. Rather, this document is intended for CIOs, governments, IT users and business leaders who intend to use cloud computing and to establish a set of core principles for cloud providers. Cloud computing is still in its early stages, with much to learn and more experimentation to come. However, the time is right for the members of the emerging cloud computing community to come together around the notion of an open cloud." (http://opencloudmanifesto.org/opencloudmanifesto1.htm)

Discussion

Bradley Kuhn from Autonomous:

"I have read their manifesto, and it seems quite corporate focused (which may explain why they have gotten so many corporations to endorse it), and doesn't seem to espouse many overlapping principles to the Franklin Street Statement."

More Information

Reasonable coverage and links here: http://www.cloudave.com/tag/open%20cloud%20manifesto