Cloud networking is evolving at a rapid pace. As a leader in this evolution, Extreme Networks has delivered one of the industry’s only third-generation cloud networking platforms. This represents a significant leap forward in-terms of reliability, security, scale and intelligence over previous first and second-generation solutions. With much of the industry still lagging, we have found that there are many misconceptions about cloud infrastructure management that are based on the limitations of the more prevalent second-generation solutions. This document outlines the seven most common misconceptions with cloud-based infrastructure management and how choosing a third-generation solution, such as ExtremeCloud™ IQ, can avoid these pitfalls.