{"id":2400,"date":"2011-09-15T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2011-09-15T07:00:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T15:00:19","slug":"cloud-computing-the-evolution-of-cloud-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-the-evolution-of-cloud-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing: The Evolution of Cloud Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The good news is that there seems to be near universal agreement, excluding perhaps from public cloud-leader Amazon (although Amazon might be considered the de facto standard), that standards are important for the future success of cloud computing. \u00a0The problem at this stage of cloud development technology lifecycle is that \u00a0the landscape can be confusing for organizations trying to make decisions about how they should use the cloud. \u00a0But the fact that so many bodies are springing up to create what they see should be the standard for the industry is likely a good thing — it sets the stage for a sort of Darwinian selection from among the standards, with hopefully the best ideas ultimately winning out in the end.<\/p>\n

Two issues that cloud standards are attempting to address are data security and data portability. \u00a0A key objective of cloud customers is to also to create standards that will reduce the likelihood of vendor lock-in.<\/p>\n

Vinton Cerf<\/a>, a founder of the Internet and Google \u00a0vice president and chief Internet evangelist \u00a0said at during a keynote presentation at Interop that\u00a0“You absolutely do need to have standards” for cloud technology.<\/p>\n

The Open Data Center Alliance<\/a> is one group that was formed by cloud customers to help create cloud standards. \u00a0More than 200 organizations have become members of the group, including companies like Lockheed Martin, Marriott, UBS, Capgemini and JPMorgan Chase.<\/p>\n

The Cloud Standards Customer Council<\/a> is a group that is being driven more from a cloud vendor perspective. \u00a0Founding members of this organization include IBM, Kaavo, CA Technologies, Rackspace and Software AG.<\/p>\n

The Cloud Security Alliance<\/a> is another group that is heavily backed by cloud vendors and technology companies. \u00a0Member organizations of this group include eBay, Iron Mountain, Oracle and Microsoft.<\/p>\n

The IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative<\/a> is an attempt at standardization for the cloud being driven via the IEEE engineering society.<\/p>\n

But those aren’t the only standards. \u00a0The web-site Cloud Standards<\/a> list a number of other organizations also working on standards for the cloud industry. \u00a0Some of these other groups include National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/a> (NIST), The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)<\/a>, and the Open Grid Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The good news is that there seems to be near universal agreement, excluding perhaps from public cloud-leader Amazon (although Amazon might be considered the de facto standard), that standards are important for the future success of cloud computing. \u00a0The problem…<\/span><\/p>\n

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