The “OK, Well, Now What?” of Cloud Infrastructure

High atop the soap box here on Beard Mountain, I've been thinking (and quietly pontificating) about technology adoption, particularly the "state of cloud". We are at the stage of adoption where technology is adopted for the sake of the technology. How many times do you find yourself starting with a new gadget, and once it's in hand, the first thought crossing your mind is "OK, well, now what?"