Reuven Cohen

Big news on the Cloud Standards front, I was just informed that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - JTC 1 have formed a new Subcommittee (SC) at their Plenary last week that includes working groups for SOA and Web Services as well as a Study Group for standardization of cloud computing. (This information has not yet been made public, my source has indicated that I am allowed to share this) The scope will include Standardization for interoperable Distributed Application Platform and services including Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Cloud Computing. SC 38 will pursue active liaison and collaboration with all appropriate bodies (including other JTC 1 subgroups and external organizations, e.g., consortia) to ensure the developmen... (more)

The Open Web Foundation Agreement (OWFa) for Collaborative Open Cloud Standards

As part of a new initiative at the Open Web Foundation -- a group dedicated to the creation of community-driven specifications & standards. David Rudin along with several other individuals & organizations have crafted a new simple and easy to understand Open Web Foundation agreement (OWFa) targeting collaborative specification development and publishing. You can think of OWFa as similar ... (more)

Transient Ambiance: The London Underground

As many of you know lately I've spent a lot of time away from home, traveling the world telling everybody and anybody who cares to listen about the opportunities for "The Cloud". In the coming weeks as I continue to cover most of the globe from Asia to the Middle East. I thought I'd try something new. Think of this as a kind of travel soundlog. An ambient audio diary of my various advent... (more)

Wave on Ulitzer: Confessions of a Google Wave Fanboy

Google Wave on Ulitzer I have a confession to make, I am addicted. I can't stop, I've tried but I fear I am hooked. I am hooked on Google Wave. Quite possibly the coolest damn real time application platform I have ever seen. Yes, I know what you're thinking. It's true. Like many who were given early Google wave sandbox accounts, I didn't see the purpose at first. The rather buggy javascr... (more)

Best Buy Embraces Cloud Computing

This is a guest post written by Lars Forsberg, a partner and co-founder at Enomaly. Lars manages our professional services group which focuses on cloud related services for our enterprise customers including Intel, Best Buy, and Orange / France Telecom among others. The post originally appears on the bestbuyapps.com blog. --- In late May, Gary Koelling and Steve Bendt came to Enomaly look... (more)