Not every organization has moved its IT operations to the cloud, nor should we expect that to be the case. There are legitimate reasons to adhere to the on-premises IT approach, not the least of which is the fact that it assures that your IT infrastructure and all the data in it is under your control.

Nonetheless, no IT leader today can reject the cloud out of hand. The benefits of increased functionality, flexibility and cost and process efficiencies simply can’t be ignored. That said, though, there are degrees of commitment to the cloud, and there’s more than one cloud model to consider. You should familiarize yourself with all the variables before making any decision.

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