Analyzing the enterprise strategy for the cloud
Before we get into a cloud strategy, we need to understand what an enterprise strategy is and how businesses define such a strategy. As we learned in the previous chapter, every business should have the goal of generating revenue and earning money. That's not really a strategy. The strategy is defined by how they generate money with the products the business makes or the services that they deliver.
A good strategy comprises a well-thought-out balance between timing, access to and use of data, and something that has to do with braveness – daring to make decisions at a certain point of time. That decision has to be based on – you guessed it – proper timing, planning, and the right interpretation of data that you have access to. If a business does this well, they will be able to accelerate growth and, indeed, increase revenue. The overall strategy should be translated into use cases.
Important Note
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