The minority report - moving legacy applications to the cloud

Overview

While IT leaders on both sides of the cloud debate are right to remain vigilant about issues that are core to enterprise viability and sustainability - such as data security, compliance and overreliance on a small number of suppliers - evidence suggests that some of these fears lessen once a more serious move into the cloud has been made.

As a result, IT leaders should acknowledge this and consider the service-based advantages and improved business focus that may result, and ensure that they work with a reputable, long-established supplier that can provide the requisite guarantees.