Many organizations think they have a working cloud strategy or are lacking one altogether. They often consider the needs of IT without input from other parts of the organization. Likewise, they are often operating under the false assumption that a cloud strategy is the same as a cloud implementation plan or a data center strategy. Here are the top 10 mistakes Gartner saw most often while reviewing hundreds of cloud strategy documents.

Cloud adoption often leads to overspending. To address that, organizations have to quickly implement emergency cost-cutting measures, such as rightsizing or buying reserved instances. But when can you really consider your cloud deployments cost-efficient? This session guides you on how to evolve from a pure cost-centric approach to one that turns cloud computing into an investment to generate greater value for your organization.