What is most important when selecting an open-cloud platform?

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Reliability22%

Interoperability55%

Rate of Innovation15%

Portability4%

App developer preference2%

Other (comment below!)1%

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CTO in Software4 years ago

Very ambiguous. Important for what and to whom? It's very much situational, and single factor rarely has the overwhelming importance.

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CTO in Healthcare and Biotech4 years ago

Scalability of the apps you are developing

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Fractional CIO in Services (non-Government)4 years ago

Other: that it solves the problem that requires you to invest in it.

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