Drupal In The Cloud

This document discusses the benefits and considerations of hosting a Drupal site in the cloud. It begins by explaining that "the cloud" really just refers to a new hosting model where infrastructure is provided on-demand via web services APIs. Some key benefits highlighted include lower costs since users only pay for resources used, the ability to quickly scale sites up or down as needed, and greater freedom and flexibility. However, the document also notes there are performance variations and learning curves to cloud hosting. It advocates designing sites to work well in the cloud through techniques like caching, separating concerns, and embracing redundancy.