Ten actions to build a strong cloud foundation

For many companies moving to the cloud, a focus on short-term gain leads to long-term pain and prevents them from capturing a much bigger portion of cloud’s estimated $1 trillion of value potential. It happens when IT departments, usually with the assistance of systems integrators, migrate a set of applications to the cloud as quickly as possible to capture initial gains. That short-term focus frequently has significant consequences.

What is a cloud foundation?

The culprit? Lack of attention to the cloud foundation, that unsexy but critical structural underpinning that determines the success of a company’s entire cloud strategy (see...