SOA filling the Gaps

The Public Cloud is a promise. A promise for a new model without an Information Technology department.  Unlike the Public Cloud, the Private Cloud is nothing to write home about. Utility Computing disguised in modern and attractive name.  Reality is not as simple as described in the paragraphs above.  If you read the article Tectonic shift as Public Cloud giants acknowledge the private deployment options , you will discover that even Amazon and Google admit that Public Cloud is not a magical solution for all problems. There is a necessity for Private Clouds. There are systems for which Public Cloud is not adequate.  Private Cloud It is relatively easy to define Public Cloud. There are various different definitions of Private Cloud.  The main definitions could be categorized as follows: 1. Cloud which is located within the Enterprise boundaries.  Utility Computing may fit to this definition. If the organization provides Information Technol...

In previous posts such as  Cloud Computing: Hype, Vision or Reality? ,  Hyped Cloud Technologies ,  PAAS is not Mainstream yet ,  SaaS is going Mainstream ,  Future applications: SaaS or traditional?   I discussed Cloud Computing. Recently I read  Joe McKendrick 's interesting article titled: Cloud Computing Market Hot, But How Hot? Estimates are All Over the Map Joe's views and predictions are similar to mine. However, he base his opinions on actual survey done by him, as part of his work with  Unisphere Research / Information Today Inc and on leading Analyst firms predictions. I recommend reading Joe's article.  The following bullets quote few highlights: Market Research Media ,cited  in the Bloomberg report, says the cloud market will reach $270 billion in 2020. Forrester is a tad less optimistic,  predicting  last year that the market will hit $241 billion by that time.   Research firm IDC  says...