Cloud as the new IT infrastructure

Regarding the technical requirements of today's IT, the cloud is always a part of the general IT strategy. It does not depend upon the region in which the company is working in, nor does it depend upon the part of the economy; 99.9 percent of all companies have cloud technology already in their environment.

The good question for a lot of CIOs in general is: "To what extent do we allow cloud services, and what does that mean to our infrastructure?". So, it's a matter of compliance, allowance, and willingness.

The top 10 most important questions for a CIO to prepare for the cloud are as follows:

• Are we allowed to save our data in the cloud?
• What classification of data can be saved in the cloud?
• How flexible are we regarding the cloud?
• Do we have the knowledge to work with cloud technology?
• How does our current IT setup and infrastructure fit into the cloud's requirements?
• Is our current infrastructure already prepared for the cloud?
• Are we already working with a cloud-ready infrastructure?
• Is our internet bandwidth good enough?
• What does the cloud mean to my employees?
• Which technology should we choose?