In today's challenging economic and competitive environment, organizations are faced with tightening budgets and reduced resources. They are looking for creative and effective ways to get the greatest return on investment, while achieving or sustaining business growth and profitability. This delicate balance especially affects one business function in any enterprise - corporate IT services.

U.S. and global businesses of all sizes are now examining the benefits, risks and challenges of the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) business model. This white paper examines many of the key considerations organizations must understand and assess before adopting IaaS including:

• Strategic and tactical benefits of the IaaS model
• Selecting the right IaaS provider
• Implementing IaaS
• Managing the IaaS provider