With more than 86% of companies reporting an increase in cloud initiatives since 2020, only 42% report fully achieving the outcomes they expected. The most elusive of them all? Cost savings, which take a starring role amid economic uncertainty. 

Caught between the promise of large-scale cloud transformation and the complexity that must be addressed to realize it, including rethinking operating models, talent, etc., organizations face a tipping point: They've picked the low-hanging fruit of cloud but must now double down to achieve its full value. How do we know? Because the ones who achieve outcomes more often are heavy adopters who see cloud as a continuously evolving journey, not a destination.
 

Naturally, the further you go, the more complex the challenges. Understand the barriers to cloud value and learn five practices that will help you move beyond them.