Many corporations have been doing cloud computing seriously for several years. For example, Proctor & Gamble (P&G), Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Allergan, and Sears Roebuck & Company (Sears) have already moved from adoption to the next stage of use and beyond. Seeing the IT function as a strategic partner, senior business executives in these companies, together with their CIOs, business systems thinkers, and relationship builders, have identified how cloud computing deployment can align with dynamic business strategy over time and how it can be operationalized, including with external service providers, for strategic business advantage.
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Effective Cloud Deployment: Insights from Leading Global Firms
Posted June 21, 2016 | Technology |
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Leslie P. Willcocks has an international reputation for his work on global management, outsourcing, e-business, information management, IT evaluation, strategic IT, and organizational change. He is a Professor of Technology Work and Globalization in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Dr. Willcocks also heads LSE's Outsourcing Unit Research Centre. For the past 25 years, he has served as… Read More
Mary C. Lacity is the Curators' Professor of Information Systems at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a Visiting Scholar at MIT CISR (Center for Information Systems Research). Dr. Lacity has also held visiting positions at the London School of Economics, Washington University, and Oxford University. She is also a Certified Outsourcing Professional, coeditor of the Palgrave Series: Work, Technology, and Globalization, and Senior Editor of … Read More
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