January 27th, 2010
Hydrogen Convergence of Internet Scale Applications
During the dotcom boom, there was a special kind of distributed application that could handle millions of online simultaneous users. This kind of service was dubbed an “internet scale application” by those of us who built the infrastructure for them. It required a different kind of network thinking and a willingness to try things that had never been tried before.
We at the ebTDesign Forum suggest that hydrogen convergence will need the same level of design and engineering effort. Further, we propose that the companies which pioneered the Internet Scale Applications have provided us with models for rapidly deploying game-changing infrastructure. They have also shown us the sand traps where investment dollars can get lost.
Yesterday’s Internet mavericks like AOL, Netscape, and Yahoo gave way to today’s giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Today’s icons of American innovation will undoubtedly pass the torch to tomorrow’s hydrogen infrastructure success stories. It is a part of the post-Globalization transition that will produce the next wave of sustainable job growth.
These new stewards of the “internet scale mindset” will need to solve the challenges associated with hydrogen convergence of the national highway system, the international air transport system and global maritime operations. They will be honored with the task of restoring the possibility for achieving the American Dream and living American Ideals. Just like those who have come before them.
Zachary Alexander
Concepts: American Ideals, hydrogen, post-Globalization