
4 Ways To Maximize Cloud Investments While Keeping Innovation in Mind
Every tech buy should ultimately lead to revenue growth, but those investment decisions must be strategic in order to increase agility and pave the way for greater business value.

Every tech buy should ultimately lead to revenue growth, but those investment decisions must be strategic in order to increase agility and pave the way for greater business value.
According to TechCrunch co-founder Keith Teare (TechCrunch is one of the most visited tech sites on the web), the entire technological landscape will be redrawn over the next 5 years, with current software darlings (including Facebook and Google+) becoming obsolete. Teare sees a future that will move away from personal desktop computers and toward mobile solutions; desktops and laptops will only be used for work. So, if CEOs want their companies to flourish in the future, they will need to focus directly on the cloud and mobility.
Migrating to the cloud can grant mid-size companies the efficiency, flexibility and cost savings they need to grow.
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