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Whose Cloud is it Anyway - Roundtable Discussion

21,000 Views Length: 84:02 Roundtable DiscussionThe cloud is many things to many people. It is a a data center in the sky, a platform for a new bread of enterprise apps, a way to bring Web-scale computing to businesses small and large.But are we on the verge of a new set of… Roundtable DiscussionThe cloud is many things to many people. It is a a data center in the sky, a platform for a new bread of enterprise apps, a way to bring Web-scale computing to businesses small and large.But are we on the verge of a new set of platform wars that will make the Windows Vs. Mac war look like Tiddlywinks? Or will all the different cloud platforms which are emerging create an interwoven fabric of Web applications that draw from each cloud as is convenient? Mission critical apps are moving to the cloud. In fact, entire industries are being built on cloud computing infrastructure.Yet as both consumer and enterprise apps move to the cloud, they start to look more and more alike. They also begin to take on social features. What does a social enterprise app look like?To help us explore these questions we’ll have on hand:Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce.comVic Gundotra, VP Engineering, GoogleAmitabh Srivastava, Corporate VP, Windows AzureLew Tucker, CTO, Cloud Computing, Sun MicrosystemsScott Dietzen, SVP Communications Products, YahooPaul Buchheit, Co-founder, FriendFeed; creator of GmailWerner Vogels, CTO AmazonMike Schroepfer, VP of Engineering, FacebookGina Bianchini, CEO, NingJohn Engates, CTO, RackspaceRoundtable Moderators:Erick Schonfeld, co-editor TechCrunchSteve Gillmor, editor TechCrunchIT More