Overcast Show #11: May 8, 2009, Matt Asay on Open Source & the Cloud

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Show Notes:

In episode #11 we talk to Matt Asay, vice president of business development at Alfresco and author of the blog The Open Road: The Business and Politics of Open Source on CNET.

• We discuss the multiple roles open source software can and does play in cloud computing
• Matt explains why he believes cloud will help open source companies monetize their technologies
• We talk about the influence the open source movement may have on cloud computing.
• Companies and products mentioned in the podcast include Alfresco, Amazon, Salesforce.com, Heroku, Engine Yard, Enomaly, Eucalyptus, Google App Engine, Morph Labs, Bungee Labs and several others