Choosing the Right Cloud Service

We all agree that cloud computing has become an integral part of every modern company’s IT strategy and that it spearheads its digital transformation. However, it is often an overwhelming task for organizations to decide where to begin and what services to choose while ensuring the right balance of control and simplicity. In Chapter 1, Accelerating Your DevOps Journey with AWS, we focused on the importance of delivering business outcomes for customers. This is exactly what companies should have in mind as they finalize their cloud strategy. What would best help their teams to continue delivering delightful customer experiences? What would reduce the cognitive load of their software developers and fit their operating model at the same time?

An important categorization to aid this decision-making is the three cloud service tiers. They describe how you use the cloud services within your organization and the degree of management you’re...