Here are some views that could help you understand why Cloud is an important computing model that should be evaluated regardless of your current and future strategy.

The reality is, no one cloud model is best for any one business. Most businesses need a mixture of public, private and hybrid cloud services, and that mix not only changes by company, but within a company as business needs change. That’s why a flexible, scalable deployment models that can be tailored to your organization, with different administration options to help manage cloud services.

Cloud Characteristics that must be considered regardless of the strategy. But you must be able to be:

 More Responsive: Dynamically allocates resources to meet demands
-More Optimized: better utilizes system resources and lowers TCO
-More Agile: better aligns IT capabilities with business needs
-More Resilient: prevents, isolates, and recovers from failures