Cloud Journey: A Comprehensive Guide To Navigate Complexity and Avoid Pitfalls

Executive leaders can't maximize cloud benefits and deliver business outcomes without a defined process. Yet with so many intersecting pathways and complex decisions, many organizations struggle to chart the right course forward.

We feel this Gartner® report can help. Through deep industry knowledge and client interactions, Gartner® has identified each step within a cloud journey.

💡 What's inside this report:

• Nine cloud pathways explained step by step, from "cloud-native" to "multicloud" to "business transformation"
• Easy-to-follow diagrams that show how different pathways connect and work together
• The key differences between foundational and transformational pathways
• Recommended resources based on where you are now or where you'd like your organization to go next

With nearly 16% of cloud deployments failing to meet expectations, your strategy is too important to leave to chance.¹ Get the research-backed framework that can help executive leaders realize the full strategic potential of their cloud.

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¹ Calculations performed by HashiCorp.

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