8KMiles is launched

Today saw the launch of 8KMiles, an unusual “software-development-as-service” company that would make outsourced software development into a “cottage industry” with many “mom and pop” outfits even in remote areas participating in the Indian IT revolution. By providing cloud-based IT resources (hardware and software) along with tools and environment to support multiple platforms (Java & .Net, open-source and commercial software) 8KMiles is likely to turn software development “upside down” the way Borland changed the software industry upside down way back in 1984 with its $ 49.99 compiler (hardware companies like IBM & HP were selling compilers at thousands of dollars till then).

8KMiles founder Suresh Chary in the presentation did talk of his “one audacious goal” of 8KMiles becoming the world’s largest virtual organization of developers.

I look at 8KMiles as a company that provides meaning to “cloud computing” and a natural extension of business processes like airline ticketing, university application processing, banking or even matrimony turning “completely online” to the software development process itself. 

The co-founder Paddy being a IIIT-B alum and 7 of the 12 developers of 8KMiles (as of today) being IIIT-B alumni / intern makes it particularly pleasing for me

I want to re-visit 8KMiles in 2015 with nearly million developers enrolled!

Tags: 8KMiles, cloud computing, IIIT-B alumni co-creating a company, software-development-as-a service