Some CIOs approach technology modernization by deciding on a cloud platform, designing a blueprint, and executing it with their own IT staff, C-suite funding, and the hypervisor’s vertical industry experts.
Other CIOs hand over most of the project to consulting firms: the old throat choke.
There is no right or wrong way to proceed.
Whichever path is chosen, enterprises that are outsourcing their computing infrastructure to the cloud need a wide array of technical and business experts to exit the data center.