The Cloud

is 'the Internet', or 'the Grid', or 'Utility Computing' or 'the Information Superhighway', or any other buzz word you can think of for the latest re-branding of 'the Web' (if you are really cool call it 'Web 3.0'). However, this time around 'the Cloud' is associated with very large data centres that can provide computing resources on demand for granular costing (keep your meme cache on for some kind of 'green cloud' coming soon). What the Cloud really means is less financial responsibility for the developer who is usually thinking about code and not financial predictions or growth rates. In short, as your data or users increase the number of server boxes you need to keep the users clicks reacting fast can be purchased as you grow. There are other advantages to the Cloud but for the sake of bluntness 'the Cloud' in this report is a way for developers to get rid of the responsibility and time needed for predicting growth, aka "the cloud means no VC!". And please keep in mind that 'growth' is key to what repositories must do if they are to be successful in the Cloud.