2010 the "Year of the Cloud"

If there is one New Years Resolution  (go to the link and take the survey) for 2010 that you can count on following through on its that you will be using the Cloud more than ever this year. Exactly how, well I'm not sure I can tell anyone how or what they will be doing with it but its a sure bet none the less. Let's just call it the "Year of the Cloud". That has a nicer ring to it than the year of the "Tiger" I think.   And why?


Well let's face it.

1. In one year we got over 100k apps for the iPhone that are mostly Cloud driven.
2. Google has evolved Android to the point where it is delivering more cloud apps to the cell phone enabled with it than any phone so far in history.
3. Google released Chrome OS last year and promised a very inexpensive net book to be on the market in 2010.
4. Even the government has gotten into the act promising to put up more information in the Cloud and offer more cloud resources.
5. No one wants to spend more money on their existing equipment but just wants to get more out of it.
6. It if finally recognized that applications are easiest to develop and faster to deploy and train if they are in the Cloud.
7. We are still suffering from the recession/depression and it is more clear than ever that the cost benefits are in the Cloud.

I'll stop there for now.  Take a moment yourself to figure out if you see what I see.  I hope so.  I'm betting on it and so are a lot of folks.