If you haven’t spent much time there, the Cloud can be a mysterious place.  Here are some things to expect when planning to relocate business functions to the Cloud.

The Cloud is different things to different audiences.  The Cloud can be shared or rented IT infrastructure.  The Cloud can be data or document storage.  The Cloud can be a Development and Deployment platform for custom applications.  The Cloud that I want to discuss is the Application Cloud, the automation of business functions using a shared, configurable application that includes all infrastructure, maintenance, and platform development services.   I and others have written about the whys and the benefits of the Cloud.  I thought I’d discuss what to expect when you take the plunge, and move a business process into a Cloud Application Suite.

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