4 questions CIOs are asking about cloud computing

Contrary to another popular myth, architecting cloud computing infrastructure isn’t any simpler than designing a data center. It requires just as much (maybe more) careful thought and planning to implement effectively. And while it solves some of the hazards, limitations, and expenses of on-prem computing, cloud computing replaces these with its own novel challenges and risks.

Rising to these challenges is worth the work, however, for that “agility and speed to innovation” you’ll unleash.

In practical terms, this means equipping your application engineers to develop their own infrastructure. With the ability to implement and maintain infrastructure as code, developers no longer need to rely or wait on a DevOps engineer or team to build out what they need right now.

In fact, if you architect your cloud infrastructure well, you no longer need a dedicated DevOps team. Transition those engineers instead to a platform engineering team to pave the road to production, then empower your application engineers to innovate on that platform at ludicrous speed.

Cloud computing infrastructure isn’t automatically cheaper, simpler, or superior, but, if you do it right, it can power your company’s revolutionary potential.