Web 2.0

As mentioned in an earlier blog on CISTM2009 I would like to talk about some interesting discussions on the topic of Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing. The track was chaired by Dr. Jai Ganesh and I was one of the panelist on this discussion. The third panelist was Prof. Rahul Singh, of the North Carolina University at Greensboro.

The discussion started off by Jai describing our take on the intersection of Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing. He elaborated on one of the basic tenets of Web 2.0 viz Web as a Platform and discussed how this connects with the concept of cloud computing. He highlighted the merging of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) leading to computing resources available as and when someone needed them.

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RIA  is one of the buzzwords driving the Web 2.0 phenomenon. Rich user interfaces, along with the advanced functionality found in web applications, have blurred the line between what were considered desktop applications and the Web. The success of Gmail, Google Docs, Zoho and numerous other fledgling web applications prove that the Rich Internet Application as a computing  paradigm is here to stay.

With regard to the enterprise, the rapid implementation of SOA at the back end should have been a strong driver for the adoption of RIAs since technologies such as Ajax and Flex are natural complements for services. But this has not been the case. Enterprise uptake of rich interfaces has not been as quick as evident on the consumer web.

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