This document discusses how organizations can leverage their existing best practices to take advantage of cloud computing opportunities. It outlines key cloud characteristics and implications for IT, including proliferation of cloud services, hybrid IT environments, and evolving expectations. The document also examines how cloud services fit within traditional IT service models and categories. Finally, it proposes that while cloud raises concerns around security, integration and other issues, organizations can build on their best practices to develop optimal cloud management models and capabilities.
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