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Managing the Cloud Application LifecycleTo migrate and maintain applications in the cloud, teams must first understand how to manage cloud application lifecycle phases. The recently announced Cloud Application Management Platform's goal is to provide a simple model that allows control over the application and its deployment environment.
Announcing Cloud Application Management Platform SpecsAs many seek to rent application platforms instead of own them, there is a greater emphasis on application interoperability and portability. Open Cloud initiatives and Cloud specifications seek to increase platform interoperability, enhance application portability, and ease lock-in concerns.
The Complex Web of Cloud Pricing

On the surface the OpEx payment model is appealing because it allows organizations to purchase the right amount of services to fit fluctuating needs over time. When you dig deeper, you will find a complex web of pricing and feature sets that makes it almost impossible to compare vendor offerings.

Netflix Has a Eureka MomentNetflix recently announced an open source cloud service registry and cloud load balancer project called Eureka. If dynamic registry updates and run-time instance discovery are within your cloud project requirements, consider using Eureka in your Java PaaS framework.
Emerging Cloud Standards—A Technology Lay of the Land

Beyond the roughly divided cloud architecture's layers, consisting of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, there is room for the creation of viable standards within and between each of the cloud layers.