Seems like all the news cycles report continue bad economic news, job losses, plant closing, and dire economic forecasts.  However, Cloud Computing seems to be a rare exception.  More information arrives every day to suggest that not only are clouds rolling in, but a cloudy forecast brings good news.  Consider the following:

- Maxplore hires Cloud Computing Industry vet Dave Yarnold as CEO.  He was VP of Sales for Success Factors and he sees a huge opportunity in field service.  

- Right90 secures a new patent blending OLTP and OLAP to deliver better forecasting.  You can expect more news from them this week.

- Cast Iron finds itself in full glossy color in the Wall Street Journal as a great example of a company using the down turn to build competitive advantage. 

And even the iPhone crowd needs great cloud business apps like Salesforce.  And with all the news coverage on Force.com being 5X faster to develop on than the old school platforms, expect the clouds to keep rolling in.  Next stop, Denver tomorrow for Cloudforce. 

See you there.