“ DON ’ T MOVE TO THE CLOUD JUST TO IMPROVE YOUR COST STRUCTURE .”

parade , if that . And then it ’ s back to the same old budget wars .

- Tim Ebbeck is Oracle ’ s regional managing director for Australia and New Zealand

MAKE THE CLOUD A HOLISTIC PART OF YOUR STRATEGY So what ’ s the point then ? The point is that cloud computing must be a reflection of your business strategy . The cloud is the tactic that makes your overall strategy shine . And here ’ s how :

Use your savings to finance other changes : Right away . A very large financial institution did just that after moving to a cloud talent management application , changing www . oracle . com 177