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Typical Steps Leading to Successful Cloud Adoption
Pilot low-risk applications in the cloud rather than mission-critical or
complex applications.
Applications whose data requires collaboration can benefit from cloud
storage.
Internal IT staffers are involved in evaluating cloud solutions and
application migration as well as monitoring cloud deployments.
Multiple cloud providers should be evaluated to find the best fit that

meets the business needs.
For larger organizations, a private cloud might offer better solutions
than a public cloud.

Cloud Computing Vendor Roles and Capabilities
Cloud consumers (subscribers) use the services offered by cloud
providers.
Cloud carriers provide connectivity between the cloud subscriber and
the cloud provider.

The service offerings of providers include virtualization, software
libraries, software packages, self-service portals, and management
portals.
Cloud services work only if the network is available. Redundant
network connections, local in-house application hosting, and additional
cloud providers might be components of a contingency plan.

Organizational Capabilities That Are Relevant for Realizing Cloud Benefits
Internal IT staff responsibilities will shift from provisioning on-
premises servers to provisioning scalable cloud services.
Internal IT staff must monitor the performance and reliability of cloud

services.
Modularizing applications into reusable components makes
applications quicker to develop and increases their life span.
Selecting the appropriate cloud services that increase business value

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