The elasticity, scalability, and drastically reduced costs and resources offered by the cloud have made it pretty evident that refusing to adopt the new model will place you at a competitive disadvantage. But with so many different configurations offered by multiple providers representing different degrees of benefit and risk, how do you even begin to determine the approach that will best suit your organization's unique needs?

This white paper aims to help you make sense of the cloud. Read it to learn:

• The differences between public, private, and hybrid clouds
•  How specific IT challenges can be met by specific cloud-based options
• Crucial questions to ask when evaluating cloud service providers
• And more.