Business Control of Cloud Services 1. Establish executive support Senior management crew must understand and consider responsibility for the effective adoption of cloud products and services. Pressures should come from a number of key players in virtually any cloud decision: IT, financing, procurement, and an individual community. The IT network is most concerned about global access and effect on networks, security, user performance, etc. The key to their support is normally a globally-aware architectural plan for cloud implementation. Finance and procurement are most worried about saving money. The key to executive support can be a well-thought ROI rationale and calculation. Users tend ...