UNISYS | Don’t Talk to Me About Cloud: What CIOs Really Want to Know

Before making any high-impact cloud-related decisions, CIOs need clarity about which of their top business priorities can be met through cloud-related initiatives. Business priorities can range widely, depending on the organization’s financial situation, past acquisition activity, growth goals, workforce, and market standing. Maybe the challenge is the stability of the organization’s system resources, in which case automatic updates via the cloud are especially appealing. An organization under pressure to reduce costs might look to the cloud to shift from its CAPEX IT cost model to an OPEX, pay-as-you-go model. 1. CIOs Need ClarityAbout Business Priorities