Usually SaaS enthusiasts are so busy wondering about front- and back-end developments we don't think about the all-important unifying middleware portion. What big changes do you see coming for Cloud Middleware in the coming years? Is there a possibility of international standardization?
My last blog talked about the ever-shifting balance of focus between data warehousing and mobile apps in the cloud. My and many others' guess is that companies are going to go full-steam in developing sexy, usable mobile apps that will attract customers to their goods & services first and then worry about changes in data processing and optimization as their traffic changes.
What do you think the new year holds for Cloud computing? Are the bigger strides coming in increasingly efficient data warehousing or in the variety and adaptability of its apps?
An interesting blog from ZDNet about the future of Cloud at Microsoft, complete with sports analogy...