In order to ensure that the Cloud is a real driver for value-creation – rather than just another layer of complexity – IT Departments must start proactively preparing for it now: seeing it just as much as another new option that they can include in their portfolios of technologies and services, as a competitor whose agility, speed and ease-of-use they have to measure up to. This white paper is designed to guide you in this transformation, recommending short and medium-term actions you can take to achieve rapid benefits.