Links for 12-19-2008

• VMware: Top 10 Predictions for Virtualization in 2009 : VMblog.com - Virtualization Technology News and Information for Everyone - Steve Herrod of VMware obviously has an interest in promoting virtualization. But, even if you think that some of the things listed here will take longer to develop than he implies, it gives some useful insight into VMware's thinking.
• The Sassy part of the Cloud « Barton’s Blog - We seem to be reaching a consensus of a cloud taxonomy.
• It's Still Too Late - Jim Grisanzio - There's certainly some level of competition between Linux and OpenSolaris but I concur with Jim that it's not a zero-sum game. This is a pretty good article (and not just because I'm accurately quoted in it) but there is a tendency in the press and elsewhere to paint it as a contest with a winner and a loser.
• Olympus MJU TOUGH digital cameras - I just wish that someone would come out with a genuinely good waterproof digital.