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IT REORGANIZES

The public cloud is having a big impact on IT organizations,
whether they want it to or not.
In some cases they’re showing interest, although the CEO
and other members of top management are still skeptical. In
others, the IT organization understands the uncertainties
and coming headaches that will be associated with cloud com-
puting all too well, and it’s seeking to maintain a safe distance.

What are the computing professionals going to do when the
CFO, who keeps hearing about the cloud’s alleged efficien-
cies as a new paradigm, asks, “Why aren’t we taking advantage
of that?”
We are already in a period where those who understand the
repulsion at the loose talk about the cloud’s all-encompassing
benefits still wish to move forward and test out its potential for

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