When you’re a toddler, you think the world revolves around you, and your personal constitution has one word in it: “mine!” As you grow and develop some wisdom, you recognize that the world is complex, there are systems governing everything, and without the ability to share, you’re likely destined to a lonely, off-the-grid existence in a van down by the river.
The cloud, itself, is a great example of the power of what sharing can provide. You have data, and you want to transact with that data. But a cloud provider owns the means by which you can do those things, so there has to be an agreement about responsibility – that is how, when, and where it can happen.
