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for existing IT infrastructure and applications . There may be assets , processes and skills in place that ideally position the organisation for a move to the cloud .
Additionally , it is unlikely that an organisation will achieve strong benefits if it simply transfers imperfect or inefficient solutions and processes into the cloud . It can be worthwhile to review existing systems and plan a migration to a common or standard operating environment . This helps eliminate the complexity created when one-off configurations and siloed systems are allowed to flourish .
Without undertaking this step , it will be very difficult to add the further functions that enable a fully operational cloud deployment .
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