4 key risks in moving to the cloud (and how to mitigate, manage and master them)

Moving from on-premise data infrastructure to managed cloud services can be a significant business transformation. While it offers benefits such as increased cost control, better information security, improved agility, and focus on growing one's own business, there are also risks involved. These include critical workloads and downtime during and after the transformation process, contractual and legal risks due to standardized service provider contracts, sensitive data and security concerns in the cloud, and potential loss of control over one's own data. To manage these risks effectively, businesses should carefully study their cloud contracts, ensure proper encryption and access controls for sensitive data, and use open source software to avoid vendor lock-in situations.