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Perhaps a problem is one of vocabulary. I think if you polled IT execs several years ago and asked them if they plan to evolve their infrastructures in ways that are consistent with the attributes of "cloud computing" they would say "of course". However, the industry loves buzz and had to create a catchy marketing phrase "Cloud Computing". Personally, when I hear a catchy marketing phrase I steer clear. I've seen to many mega-trends go bust. The reality never matches the hype and sooner or later the "rags" all start touting the newest marketing phrase, leaving the old one in the dust bin of history with little effort made to analyze whether people who listened to the buzz were rewarded or burned. So I believe in "caveat emptor" and no one should be surprised if I am skeptical and cynical about all the hype.
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