For business leaders and IT professionals, speed is the primary appeal of the cloud.  They both describe Cloud Computing like this, he was like a kid in a candy store when told it would take only a few weeks to get a cloud application up and running.  IT had originally quoted 18 months. The message is clear: IT has evolved with the evolution of Cloud Computing.  Back in the day, multiyear IT projects slowed the business down.  Now a days, Cloud Computing provides increases efficiency, helps improve cash flow and offers many more benefits. 

Even U.S. government agencies are moving to cloud computing and away from their own data centers faster than private corporations, according to several integrators and tech companies in both sectors. 

In order to understand how cloud computing has evolved, IT Professionals and business leaders must ask themselves the following questions.

  • Do we have a unified cloud strategy that creates a single face for customers and employees?
  • How can we avoid the problems of the past like information silos and customizations?
  • Are we able to leverage our existing IT investments and skill sets?
  • How easy is it to start with a single process and integrate additional cloud services later on?
  • What is our current cloud provider(s) doing to protect our data and meet compliance requirements?

There are many different Cloud Computing providers out there; however there are only two that currently stand out from the rest and this is where IT professionals must weigh the pros and cons.  The choice between Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web services can be a struggle.  They’re both solid IaaS platforms that give organizations access to vast computing resources around the world, but deciding which one is best for you depends on many factors.  In the end, IT professionals generally agree that Azure or AWS are both great choices for IaaS providers. Now it’s up to you to figure out which works best for your organization.

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