Enterprise Arch Discussion 1

1. What is your definition of the "cloud" from an Enterprise Architecture perspective?

2. What considerations must you make as an enterprise architect to support a "cloud" implementation?

3. What benefits / challenges are associated with looking at the cloud from an EA perspective?

Please provide a link to an interesting and relevant article addressing EA and the Cloud - and provide a brief synopsis of this article for us.

ONLY 1-2 Paragraph.