The giant's bid to join the world of cloud computing is likely to appeal most strongly to corporate users. Microsoft is hosting more than 6000 programmers in Los Angeles (PDC) and Ray Ozzie unveiled project Windows Azure to the audience. One of the pioneers in this movement is Amazon.com, headed by Jeff Bezos and Ozzie "tipped his hat" to Jeff for starting this movement. This is not just cloud computing, this is truly a move towards "computing as utility" as we see the use of electricity today. The timeline for full exposure for Windows Azure is five to ten years from now, so there is lots to be seen in the coming months and years. PDC unveiled some tools for programmers that can start testing some of the functionalities in the Azure platform. When I defended my doctoral dissertation about software product platforms, this is what I thought would happen and I am happy that it is now really coming to light even if it still will take years. Windows Azure, I am ready to explore the business opportunities!
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