Is Netflix Inc. (NFLX)’s Monkey the Next Cloud Vaccine?

The cloud concept is so strong that it even brings rival companies together. We are seeing this all the time. Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) and Cisco Systems, Inc.  (NASDAQ:CSCO)‘s partnership serves as the perfect example. While these strategic alliances do further the interest of each company, it is ultimately the customer who draws the most benefit. As Netflix pointed out, “Failures happen and they inevitably happen when least desired or expected.” I don’t think Netflix was talking about a PowerPoint presentation here but rather its movie service. But there’s really difference — uptime is the key.

To that end, I would think that at some point Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has 400 million iTunes users who buy movies and music, should reach out to Netflix. So should Twitter and especially Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), which has 1 billion users and has suffered a recent outage. I’m not suggesting that Netflix is going to become the next great cloud company, but Chaos Monkey highlights how there is not yet a clear-cut standard for how businesses view the cloud and the many variations that exist.

The article Is Netflix’s Monkey the Next Cloud Vaccine? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by  Richard Saintvilus.

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