Clouding the Issue? Facts and Myths About Cloud Computing

Beware the cloud-wash
Some vendors do little more than add the word “cloud” to their marketing materials and hope to catch a ride on the gravy train. A hosted Windows application does not a cloud app make. It just moves all the old problems to another server. Cloud usually implies virtualized servers, a transparent infrastructure (you shouldn’t need to log on to the server just to use your app), multi-tenanted applications and contractually managed solutions (not technically managed).