Just started a series of blogs that you might be interested in...
http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/03/top-10-best-practices-architecting-applications-for-vmware-cloud-... (to be posted)
Steve JIN
Author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall)
Creator of open source vSphere (VI) Java API(Tutorial, Testimonials, Download, Samples, Forum)
Blog: DoubleCloud.ORG ( Top 10 Best Practices,[Object Model|http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/02/object-model-of-vmware-vsphere-api-a-big-picture-in-2-minutes/],[Common Mistakes|http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/01/31/common-mistakes-using-vmware-vi-and-vsphere-sdk/], Tiny REST API)
This is a great input.
Can users think of each VM as a service that can be hosted,does the vmware framework possess inherent capabilities required for SOA?? How can open source based applications provide better solutions for SOA – solutions related to cost and increasing the exposure??
Saw your question in the post and commented there. Thanks!
Steve JIN
Author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall)
Creator of open source vSphere (VI) Java API(Tutorial, Testimonials, Download, Samples, Forum)
Blog: DoubleCloud.ORG ( Top 10 Best Practices,[Object Model|http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/02/object-model-of-vmware-vsphere-api-a-big-picture-in-2-minutes/],[Common Mistakes|http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/01/31/common-mistakes-using-vmware-vi-and-vsphere-sdk/], Tiny REST API, Cloud Application Architecture)
I believe this one is something or I may say connected with cloud computing.