Speed of Execution Trumps Control
When it comes to a business project, speed to execution is more important than who controls the solution. For decades, IT has designed, implemented and managed the majority of solutions for its users. With the emergence of the cloud and cloud-based services, where the solution resides and who controls it must be secondary to speed.
Today's businesses are in constant competition and speed to implement is often the difference between success and failure. If a solution can be implemented in the cloud more quickly than it can be internally, with similar cost, then it should be considered. IT cannot place their need to control and manage a solution internally above the ability to quickly have a solution provisioned externally. Using a strategic mindset, IT pros must understand that the main objective is to meet the business needs in the best manner possible.