Cloud Links for February 7, 2010

Burton Group Identity Blog: SPML Is On Life Support ….
"The reality is that SPML is not currently viable for building useful, standards-based provisioning services because it is too complex and places too much of a performance burden on the connector."
Designing applications for cloud deployment
Nice piece on architecting your apps for the cloud.
Hedging Your Options for the Cloud – GigaOM
"Cloud services — whether infrastructure, platform or software — share similarities with other on-demand, pay-per-use offerings such as airlines or car rentals. But what’s past in those industries may be prologue for the cloud. Here are some key aspects of those services that could become integral to the cloud in the coming decade." –Great piece, as usual, by Joe Weinman.