Discussion Question 3

Use the following materials to examine the current state of cloud computing:

• State of Enterprise Cloud Computing, 2018.
• Predictions 2019: Cloud Computing Comes of Age as the Foundation for Enterprise Digital Transformation.
• Top 8 Trends in Cloud Computing and How Companies Can Prepare for 2020.

By now, it is a safe assumption that techies and non-techies alike have heard of cloud computing and its associated benefits: cost savings, increased efficiency, improved agility, opportunities for growth and innovation, and so on.

• Discuss a strategy for implementing a cloud solution.
• Examine the possible innovations that cloud computing has yet to realize in organizations.
• Provide at least three recommendations that you could suggest to a CEO that would invoke disruptive change to an organization.

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Over the years, cloud computing has become more prominent in business and individual lives globally. Cloud computing has become a must-have tech for every enterprise (Bartoletti, 2018). There are several factors to consider while adopting cloud computing while noting that…