Good to hear the different views from the panelists on the Cloud and what it means to them.

Good to hear the partners say “Partners, partners, partners”. Continuing to allow the partners to add value, as soon as the products and solutions are only available as a resell it will become tough to work together.

Another comment that is really core to the Hosting Business I’m responsible for resonates well with the panel: Connect the partners across the eco-systems to help them build new business together.

Is Virtual Desktop a viable model and is there a difference between Europe and the US?

No real clarity on the markets being different is coming out of the discussion.

* YouSaaS is big in Virtual Desktop business and uses it as a way to provide end customers with choice of both Microsoft and 3rd party applications

* Rackspace doesn’t offer it and is not getting asked for it.

* Use the Virtual Desktop to retain control and allow users more freedom to choose their hardware and local applications.