Editor's note
With cloud computing being used by businesses across all industries and acting as a digital transformation enabler, CIOs must constantly review their cloud computing investments. They will indeed be spending more money on it: Our annual IT priorities survey of 971 North American IT professionals found that cloud services will continue to attract substantial attention in 2017, with 64% planning to increase cloud spending. And according to market analyst firm IDC, worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is estimated to grow at a 21.5% compound annual growth rate -- nearly seven times the rate of the total IT spending growth -- to reach $203.4 billion in 2020.
This Essential Guide is designed to help delve into the many facets of cloud computing investments, including cloud innovation, security, storage, application development and service provider management.
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