Neil McNaughton quits kicking the GE Predix can down the road and takes a look at the Pivotal/Cloud Foundry-based platform as a service. Back from the EU SAP in oil and gas tradeshow, he reports on another oil and gas-relevant cloud platform. And this month's actualite brings yet a third from National Oilwell Varco! Will the proliferating platforms bring micro services-based IT nirvana? Or will the obstacle of 'indirect access' to data prove insurmountable?