The Reg has learned Douglas will run Network.com, which provides hosted applications, servers and storage charged on a per-use basis, and will report directly to Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz. Network.com had been run inside Sun’s software business, under executive vice president Rich Green. Sun executives have been in meetings with both Douglas and Schwartz to try and pin down exactly what the new business will do and how it’ll operate, as there’s no single, clear definition of what “cloud” really is.
Sun Girds Its Grid for Cloud Business Spin Out
July 31, 2008