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I Have a Dream

If we do it right, cloud interoperability could be as easy as a URL rewrite – a la API refactoring. Not kidding. Question is, can we do it right? Watching the emergence of a new technology is bot...
Published Apr 01, 2010
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Lori_MacVittie1
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Apr 01, 2010
Hey Ian,

 

 

It's not really the format that's the problem. RDF would work, so would JSON or XML or OVF. It's defining a common model that is extensible that can be used to describe the infra/info/meta structure necessary to actually transparently exchange infrastructure policies.

 

 

As EAI has proven, transformation of data formats - while not always enjoyable/most efficient - is a fairly well-understood process. But having the model defined in the first place, across vendors and providers with varying interests/agendas, THAT is not a trivial thing. ;-)

 

 

Lori