Method and apparatus for maintaining operability with a cloud computing environment

A method comprising:

• communicating with a cloud computing environment through a remote connection;
• storing cloud computing data from the cloud computing environment onto a local storage device;
• and
• operating a local cloud environment from the local storage device while the remote connection to the cloud computing environment is unavailable, the local cloud environment replicating at least a portion of the cloud computing environment and operated from the stored cloud computing data.

A computer program product comprising a storage device storing computer usable program code executable to perform operations comprising:

• communicating with a cloud computing environment through a remote connection;
• storing cloud computing data from the cloud computing environment onto a local removable storage device;
• and
• operating a local cloud environment from the local storage device while the remote connection to the cloud computing environment is unavailable, the local cloud environment replicating at least a portion of the cloud computing environment and operated from the stored cloud computing data.