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3 Strategies to Increase Your Business' Cloud Cover

Cloud technology is a growing priority across multiple industries. Maximize cloud usage through key strategies to protect your investments and keep your business functioning smoothly.

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The current state of our world has made cloud tech a growing priority across multiple industries, and with so many cloud options and opinions out there, defining your business' approach to cloud can be a challenge. Recent annual predictions from analyst firm Forrester found 30% of firms will increase spending on cloud and related technologies in 2021, making your cloud strategy a key priority in the months and years to come.

To protect your cloud investments and keep your business functioning smoothly, you need to develop a cloud-native strategy by shifting your mindset towards the future state of the industry, mapping out your business goals, and enabling your IT and site reliability teams to make it all happen. Through the following strategies, your business can get the most out of this technology.

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