The title reads like it's an article from The Onion and I blame marketers for that. "Cloud computing" is no more than letting someone else handle your server l

The title reads like it's an article from The Onion and I blame marketers for that. "Cloud computing" is no more than letting someone else handle your server layer to varying degrees. Yes, there may be some bells and whistles here and there but, at it's core, they are still servers sitting in someone's colo. They aren't magical, they don't "manage themselves", and they aren't immune to downtime. You still need to work to ensure stability. In some cases, you will even need to work harder to do so.