Cloud Best Practice Guide:
A Top 10 Checklist for Australian Business Executives

Find the right cloud solution for your business.

While moving to the cloud may be a sure way to keep up with industry benchmarks and best practices, it’s also meaningless if you don’t deploy the right cloud solutions for your business.

The market is saturated with messages about how cloud is “best practice”, and questions around data sovereignty, integration options, total cost of options, performance requirements, and more, are not always given due consideration.

Failure to do so can result in poor customer experience, higher operating costs, and other negative outcomes that would ultimately invalidate your move to cloud in the first place.

It’s important to remember that not all cloud solutions are equal when it comes to what’s right for your business.

This best practice guide cuts through the noise of “cloud for cloud’s sake” and identifies the factors that need to be considered in order to realise the full potential of the cloud.

Made with Australian business executives and leaders in mind, this guide will help you make more thorough, informed decisions about cloud adoption that further your business agenda, and empower you to take control over your own transformation and innovation programs.

Topics explored include:

How to maximise cloud performance
How to maintain data sovereignty and security
How to avoid technology and commercial lock-in
Cloud contracts and legal matters
Understanding the differences between public, private and hybrid clouds

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