When we hear “It is important to leverage the Cloud” it sounds exciting. It’s often sold as this mysterious, yet perfect solution to all your IT problems. As it often is, reality can be quite a bit different than what is being sold. The truth of the matter is, yes, cloud services can offer a wealth of opportunity to lower costs and provide a more efficient means of managing your data. How that is deployed for your business can (and often does) vary greatly, depending on your circumstances. It is important to leverage the cloud strategically, in a way that improves your IT operations. This may be a wholesale move to the cloud (i.e., email, applications, data, virtual desktop, etc.), or it may be a hybrid solution that is best suited to your business’s unique needs.