I feel like there is
something terribly wrong with the term "cloud" because when I think of what
the "cloud" really is, I think of servers. I think of data centers. I think of
floor-to-ceiling racks of expensive hardware with hard wiring. I think of land
underneath a highly air conditioned building sucking air and electricity. I
think of real property secured by real contracts.
When somebody uses
the term "cloud," I feel like what they are really saying is,
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."
There is
something fundamentally deceptive about the use of the term "cloud."