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Open Data Center Alliance
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<p>opendatacenteralliance.org appears to have been closed down. </p><p>The Open Data Center Alliance is an independent organization created in Oct. 2010 with the assistance of <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> to coordinate the development of standards for <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a>. Approximately 100 companies, which account for more than $50bn of IT spending, have joined the Alliance, including <a href="/facts/BMW/cJd8y02r">BMW</a>, <a href="/facts/Royal_Dutch_Shell/2etvCXCf">Royal Dutch Shell</a> and <a href="/facts/Marriott_Hotels/T7AJwnXL">Marriott Hotels</a>. "The Alliance's Cloud 2015 vision is aimed at creating a federated cloud where common standards will be laid down for those in the hardware and software arena." </p>