Microsoft is in the early stages of a plan that will see virtually its entire lineup of underlying Internet services opened up to developers. In addition to making available its existing services, such as mail and instant messaging, Microsoft also will create core infrastructure services, such as storage and alerts, that developers can build on top of. It will not be just a bunch of services; it’s an evolving development platform, too. It's a set of capabilities that have been referred to as a "Cloud Computing". At the foundation of Microsoft's services architecture is Global Foundation Services, the physical harware layer consisting of huge datacenters. The next layer is the Cloud Infrastructure Services, the software tuned for utility computing, where outsiders can purchase computing resources as needed. Live Platform Services, the next layer, is a set of largely consumer-oriented services. In this group we discuss all the three layers. We will also discuss software development issues relating to services provided by Amazon, Google, Salesforce.com, etc.
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