The document discusses sourcing cloud services and defines the cloud as the delivery of computing resources over the internet on a pay-per-use basis. It notes that while cloud services have been used for over a decade through websites, excessive jargon has obscured what the cloud is. Migrating to the cloud can reduce costs associated with maintaining local servers, if current infrastructure is underutilized. Key areas to consider when sourcing cloud services include flexibility, interoperability, administration costs, service level agreements, and security.