ec2

In the beginning, there was the command line. And then Amazon Web Services's EC2 solution could be configured and controlled using a number of in-house and third-party GUI (Graphical User Interface) tools. Enter the free browser add-on Elastic Fox, the commercially distributed applications RightScale and Elastra, and finally, Amazon's own AWS (Amazon Web Services) Management Console.

Will existing and upcoming cloud computing platforms spell trouble for traditional hosting providers? This is an important question, given the massive amount of new developments in that area. But it is really a matter of valid concern?