Cloud May Be The New Outsourcing, But The Same Due Diligence Must Apply

In times gone by, when enterprises sought to shave costs off non-core processes, or add capabilities not immediately available in their organizations, they turned to third-party providers.  Now, they're more likely to first look at cloud services before bringing aboard live partners. But this doesn't mean it's okay to sit back and let automation take over. Cloud is simply outsourcing in a new form.