Public cloud infrastructure services continue to serve as a beacon for skills- and resource-strapped organizations that need to keep pace with the blinding speed of modern business. Whether they need improved time to value, scalability, security, or access to innovation, organizations have instituted public cloud services as a clear standard for today’s IT. However, as evidenced by recent research from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group, those past cloud experiences and strategies are becoming guideposts to building out the promise of on-premises and hybrid environments that efficiently meet the needs of today’s businesses.