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Mastering Cloud Transformation for Business: Program Model

Perficient Digital Transformation

A well-defined Cloud Strategy includes several important elements such as: Governance: Effective governance establishes policies and guardrails to ensure secure, compliant deployments and enforces proper naming, tagging, and cost control behaviors across an entire control plane while enabling productive, self-directed teams.

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6 considerations to take when approximating cloud spend

IBM Business Partners

Use automated cloud cost management and usage tools The cost of cloud infrastructure can easily increase dramatically if not carefully monitored and addressed through cloud cost management tools, such as anomaly detection dashboards, cost analysis algorithms, automatic scaling, load balancing and spot instance tools, and automation.

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The advantages and disadvantages of hybrid cloud

IBM Services

Cloud-based managed services include Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS ), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS ). Public clouds operate on a pay-per-use basis, providing a cost-effective solution that limits wasting resources.