A true cloud has all four of these defining components. Most definitions get it wrong because they focus on just one or two of these components instead of looking at the whole picture.

As the cloud becomes pervasive in IT, it is increasingly no longer enough for systems and applications to be simply “in the cloud.” Now the buzz is about how they need to be cloud-native.

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'Cloud computing" is the latest buzz term sweeping through the information-technology industry, but it's losing whatever meaning it once had as an increasing number of companies apply the label to ...