This document discusses Cisco's vision for cloud computing as enabling application development and innovation rather than just infrastructure as a service (IaaS). It advocates for an open standard cloud platform with services building blocks at all layers and everything available as a service through APIs and user interfaces. The platform should allow applications to be deployed across all data centers using a continuous deployment model. Collaboration is key, with all development done on open source platforms like OpenStack, Cloud Foundry, and OpenShift to provide flexibility and the ability to test, try and fail ideas.