This is a great topic and I would love to talk to whoever is driving VMware’s cloud computing platform about this. Security is a big issue for those that are venturing into cloud computing, and Symplified has just the products/services to help secure. If anyone knows who I can speak with at VMware about this, an introduction would be appreciated.

I’ve been thinking these same thoughts myself. There seems to be a huge misunderstanding by the general public about VMware’s vCloud. In fact, I took the message from the VMworld Keynotes to be VMware’s vision, which is unique from cloud computing or SAAS in general. Sure, VMware’s flavor builds on these concepts, but it’s really about how VI today will evolve into the VDC-OS which in turn will enable the vCloud in the future. For now, we actually have part of the vCloud – the internal cloud. VI3.5 is the internal cloud now. New features in the next versions of VMware VI Enterprise will set up the ability to have the external half of the vCloud. Connecting the internal and external halves of the virtual could use the internet, but current secure access or VPN technologies will still be used. This is no different the branch offices that use the internet to connect to the corporate data center today.