Comments on: Will There Be Only One Cloud? http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/04/only_one/ because technology is just another ecosystem Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Irregular Enterprise mobile edition http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/04/only_one/comment-page-1/#comment-485143 Irregular Enterprise mobile edition Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:03:46 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2164#comment-485143 [...] combined revenue from Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft would not be enough to secure even the title of the largest business right now, let alone in [...] [...] combined revenue from Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft would not be enough to secure even the title of the largest business right now, let alone in [...]

]]> By: tecosystems » The Shape of the Cloud Isn’t Search http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/04/only_one/comment-page-1/#comment-485057 tecosystems » The Shape of the Cloud Isn’t Search Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:21:58 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2164#comment-485057 [...] combined revenue from Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft would not be enough to secure even the title of the largest business right now, let alone in [...] [...] combined revenue from Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft would not be enough to secure even the title of the largest business right now, let alone in [...]

]]> By: Niraj J http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/04/only_one/comment-page-1/#comment-448947 Niraj J Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:12:47 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2164#comment-448947 "The PC manufacturer market is not monopolized, the x86 server market is not monopolized" In the supply chain of PC technology x86 is Intel and OS is Microsoft - both monopolies. yes - the PC manufacturer is not and x86 server is not. Monopoly is directly proportional to success of a proprietary component in the supply chain. tt is not possible to monopolize a full industry(meaning the supply chain) So - if I look at Cloud Computing as an industry in this way. it could be that - webscale DB could end up being monopolized by Google. The Programming model could be monopolized by Sun(Project Caroline) and that Hosting could be Amazon. But I doubt if there will be just one player for the industry. Also : do not discount the fact that you will most certainly have corporate datacenters operating in a cloud compyting paradigm . “The PC manufacturer market is not monopolized, the x86 server market is not monopolized”

In the supply chain of PC technology

x86 is Intel and OS is Microsoft - both monopolies.

yes - the PC manufacturer is not and x86 server is not.

Monopoly is directly proportional to success of a proprietary component in the supply chain. tt is not possible to monopolize a full industry(meaning the supply chain)

So - if I look at Cloud Computing as an industry in this way. it could be that - webscale DB could end up being monopolized by Google. The Programming model could be monopolized by Sun(Project Caroline) and that Hosting could be Amazon. But I doubt if there will be just one player for the industry.

Also : do not discount the fact that you will most certainly have corporate datacenters operating in a cloud compyting paradigm .

]]> By: hugh macleod http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/04/only_one/comment-page-1/#comment-448858 hugh macleod Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:41:35 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2164#comment-448858 Great post. I can totally see your argument. Not sure if I agree with all of it, but suffice to say, we live interesting times. Rock on. Great post. I can totally see your argument. Not sure if I agree with all of it, but suffice to say, we live interesting times. Rock on.

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