I agree - an overall great post. But to add another nitpick, do you mean anachronism where you say asynchronism?

Thanks guys. This is why I write -- Engrish, you use it or you lose it.

Another nitpick: There isn’t a written procedure or automated script for creating it from the bare metal.

I would say "from bare metal" rather than "from the bare metal"

I wouldn't. You're not creating your script "from bare metal", since a script isn't made from bare metal. Rather, the bare metal part is the PC or virtual machine. Think of "building from the ground up".

The two preceding nitpicks were concrete misuses, whereas this one reflects a much greater amount of subjective reasoning.

Not saying that's a bad thing... I just think the distinction is very important. :-)