Cloud Ecosystem
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ecosystem grow as fast as the Cloud Computing Ecosystem. It’s both a great challenge and a hell for product marketeers who constantly have to stay up to date with the market.
I just browsed Jeremy Geelan of Sys-con’s list of 150 Cloud companies. In 6 months it grew from 100 to 150. He’s done a great effort – I can’t think of a better list – but still he misses quite a few important ones:
Abiquo: enterprise and isp cloud builders
Aserver: private cloud builders (and much more)
Casdex: (compliant) archival in the cloud (!)
SymetriQ: public cloud
Aicache: Web application acceleration
B-virtual: build storage clouds (dispersed storage technology)
Aptana: IDE for web app development
MokaFive: virtual desktops in the cloud
ThePlanet: cloud storage
Mozy: online BU
ZumoDrive: online storage
Dropbox: online sharing
Sugarsync (sharpcast): online backup & sync
Wuala (Lacie): online storage + social networking
Box.net: online collaboration
Drop.io: real-time sharing
Jungledisk: online storage, BU
Elephantdrive: online storage, BU etc.
Allmydata: online storage, BU etc.
And given AT&T is there, I bet every Telco will claim they belong to the list.
Don’t get me wrong, I support Jeremy’s efforts – just trying to make his case stronger: this ecosystem is growing at an immense speed!
Oh and … my list is not complete either !!!
This is very good Tom – “none of us is as smart as all of us” as they say. My own list is likely to be expanded soon, in the run-up to the next Cloud Computing Expo (4th one now, already, being held in November at the Santa Clara Convention Center in CA). I am guessing this time round I may need to expand the overall list to 250. I’ll be sure to include these ones!
–Jeremy G.