There is a growing momentum in the industry that is buzzing about the ‘Open Cloud’.
Typically this refers to the open source software aspect of Cloud software, like OpenStack, or other options like OpenNebula.
There is also the other dimension of open standards. This will become critically important as interoperability becomes the single most important factor of deciding what Cloud services to use, or not use.
OASIS has started to emerge as the global powerhouse in this area. With a foundation of developing application integration standards for XML Web services, the organization is uniquely positioned to address this requirement.