Getting cloud right for your organization is the key to driving speed and innovation, and it demands a holistic transformation to fully realize its value. Enterprises who get cloud right can act quickly on a continuous stream of data—gathered from a variety of sources—and will rule the day. But simply moving IT systems to the cloud without a transformational strategy doesn’t get you there. In order to overcome the pitfalls in a cloud-driven world it is not enough to just be in the cloud, you need to avoid the following hazards:

• Shortage of trained people in the organization
• Absence of clarity around regulatory controls
• Lack of a holistic, integrated plan and executive alignment
• Old thinking in a new cloud model