When I talk to businesses about their plans for cloud deployment, a frequent response is that they’d love to reap the benefits of the cloud, but that their company’s IT department isn’t organized in a way that makes it possible.
Traditionally, IT departments have been all about stability and availability — it’s their job to keep things running smoothly come what may. Risk aversion is deeply ingrained. While it’s certainly possible to maintain these IT virtues in the cloud, to leverage the cloud to its fullest advantage requires a more flexible, agile approach that may not mesh well with traditional IT. Read more »