My guess is that transform is more likely as while there are some things that can be done in the cloud and that the cloud is good for having, some areas may be too close or mission-critical to put on the cloud yet. For example, I doubt where I work would go to a cloud-based ERP or CRM system as the past few years have seen new systems just put in that may make it hard to switch those right now. At the same time, some smaller parts are more likely to be in the cloud, like a CDN provider or some add-ons to the big systems where millions were spent, like where I work has a cloud-based translation add-on to our new CMS.
I wonder how does SOX and the cloud go together? Does SOX compliance prevent companies from using the cloud in some ways as there would be things run by other entities? I see the cloud being good in some ways but security and availability concerns may block the big adoption from happening.
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