In five short years, cloud computing has gone from being a quaint technology to a major catch phrase. For the first time, we’ve decided to condense our knowledge into The Structure 50, a list of the 50 companies that are influencing the way the cloud/infrastructure evolves.

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OnLive’s cloud-based gaming service not only turns any computer into a gaming rig, it shows how streaming could be the future for all kinds of application

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Apple supposedly bought Lala for its uploading tech and engineering expertise, but not so it could roll out a subscription service. Instead, Apple may be planning to speed up the process of building a cloud component for iTunes.

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eldavojohn writes “OnLive is a new cloud gaming service that is in beta testing. While it might sound like nothing more than corporate buzzwords creeping over into the gaming world, a new video reveals how the CEO claims his service will work. Perlman explains OnLive’s solution to the video game compression problem and talks about the ’80 ms latency budget.’ It’s pretty interesting to listen to him figure out this budget and where the “costs” come (more…)

Diabolus Advocatus alerts us to an article Cory Doctorow has up on guardian.co.uk, addressing what cloud computing really means for the average consumer: “The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely awesome life is going to be when everything moves to ‘the cloud’ — that is, when all your important storage, processing and other needs are handled by vast, professionally managed data-centers. Here’s something you won’t (more…)