Cloud computing discussions are fraught with apprehension about security, privacy, interoperability, reliability, and so on. While the advocates of cloud computing emphasize the importance of IT governance to address these issues,¹ most of the practitioner literature is confined to surface-level analysis of the cloud computing concerns. Here I will focus on the nuances of some issues. In doing so, my first goal is to stimulate more thought about all issues that can mar cloud computing.