IMHO – The value of the cloud is about the apps – not the hardware – as the hardware is just a commodity item and already comes “pre-integrated – all you need to do is snap it together and add power. Then scale it ad infinitum.”

Now take me into the near future: I have 100’s of miles of hardware performance headroom in the cloud – but if my value is in my apps – Question #1: How long before we see SaaS really make inroads in the CREATION of functional objects that can be bolted together and become self-aware (self-aware of other objects around them – and most importantly – not impact the objects supporting some else’s application – even if they are shared objects) to assemble this functional objects into an application?

If all functional objects are self-aware – won’t innovation diminish? It has been stated that Television has “frozen the English language”. Meaning that eventually everyone will have a common point of reference to how the english language is spoken. The English language has stopped evolving. (ask yourself WHY we no longer talk like Shakespearean actors). If you agree with this concept – here’s Question #2 – Are we shooting ourselves in the foot by locking into a single language to create even the most granular of functional objects?

And as a follow up – Question #3 – when this eventually comes true how will we “manage” these objects? I feel somewhere in here there is an industry and a role within an organization that hasn’t been created yet.

Thanks again! This is good stuff.

IMHO – The value of the cloud is about the apps – not the hardware – as the hardware is just a commodity item and already comes “pre-integrated – all you need to do is snap it together and add power. Then scale it ad infinitum.”

Now take me into the near future: I have 100’s of miles of hardware performance headroom in the cloud – but if my value is in my apps – Question #1: How long before we see SaaS really make inroads in the CREATION of functional objects that can be bolted together and become self-aware (self-aware of other objects around them – and most importantly – not impact the objects supporting some else’s application – even if they are shared objects) to assemble this functional objects into an application?

If all functional objects are self-aware – won’t innovation diminish? It has been stated that Television has “frozen the English language”. Meaning that eventually everyone will have a common point of reference to how the english language is spoken. The English language has stopped evolving. (ask yourself WHY we no longer talk like Shakespearean actors). If you agree with this concept – here’s Question #2 – Are we shooting ourselves in the foot by locking into a single language to create even the most granular of functional objects?

And as a follow up – Question #3 – when this eventually comes true how will we “manage” these objects? I feel somewhere in here there is an industry and a role within an organization that hasn’t been created yet.

Thanks again! This is good stuff.

Best regards,
Mark

Best regards,
Mark

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