What people get wrong.
"THE CLOUD IS NOT PHYSICAL"
It is buildings full of equipment, with power and cooling bills.
"BIGGER FACILITIES ARE ALWAYS BETTER"
Proximity to users frequently matters more than scale.
"REDUNDANCY MEANS NOTHING CAN FAIL"
It means single failures are survivable. Shared components still fail.
"A HIGHER UPTIME FIGURE IS WORTH ANY PRICE"
Translate it into permitted downtime and judge whether the difference matters to you.
"THE PROVIDER BACKS UP MY DATA"
Their backups protect against their failures, not your deletions.
"MY SERVER IS SAFE BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS SECURE"
Your configuration and credentials remain your responsibility.
"COLOCATION IS CHEAPER"
Sometimes, at certain scales, once staff time is counted.
"UPTIME COMMITMENTS COMPENSATE LOSSES"
They provide service credits.
"ONE FACILITY IS ENOUGH"
However good, it is a single point of failure.
"CERTIFICATION MEANS NOTHING WILL GO WRONG"
It means processes were assessed on a date.
WHAT REPLACES ALL OF THESE
Asking what specifically is provided, and what remains yours.
