As an informed senior executive, you already know that it’s no longer a question of whether cloud service adoption is the right forward-thinking business technology strategy, but rather how you will leverage the abundance of new resources to outpace your competition.

More companies will be working within very heterogeneous cloud service environments, thereby putting more pressure on IT organizations that must deal with these additional complexities, according to a recent market study by Cloud Connect and the Everest Group.

Their latest market study reveals the increasing influence of cloud services on IT budgets, staff skills and business strategy. Moreover, the findings within the “2014 Enterprise Cloud Adoption Survey” report debunks hyped-up perceptions with key facts.

“The new reality our research points to is that the modern enterprise will not be defined by public, private or hybrid but rather all of the above,” said Steve Wylie, cloud connect general manager …