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A. LisdorfCloud Computing Basicshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6921-3_14

14. Adopting the Cloud

Anders Lisdorf1  
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Copenhagen, Denmark
 

We have looked at the history of the cloud, discussed its primary vendors, and learned how the four aspects of technology, security, economy, and work differ on the cloud versus on-premise IT. This chapter focuses on how organizations can adopt the cloud. Although every company is unique, there are a lot of commonalities. There are several things that are similar across industries and types of organizations. Instead of having to start from a blank page, we look at what others in similar situations have done to adopt cloud computing at the organizational level. Based on these examples, we ...

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