{"id":14828,"date":"2026-09-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/?p=14828"},"modified":"2026-09-10T03:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:38:22","slug":"cloud-done-right-how-msps-help-uk-it-teams-thrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/blog\/cloud-done-right-how-msps-help-uk-it-teams-thrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud done right: How MSPs help UK IT teams thrive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14828\" class=\"elementor elementor-14828\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cd763 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9cd763\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd8b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fd8b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s a safe bet that your business uses the cloud in some way or another &#8211; it&#8217;s as essential now as having a company website. But here&#8217;s the real question: can you confidently say your business is doing cloud the right way?<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A strong cloud strategy is more than just paperwork. It&#8217;s the blueprint that helps the cloud pull its weight for your business goals. And if steering your cloud journey sometimes feels like trying to read a map with half the landmarks missing, an MSP is your satnav &#8211; helping IT teams plot the best route, dodge the potholes, and actually get somewhere worthwhile.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2909645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2909645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's next for cloud and IT teams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe22a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe22a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49587130 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49587130 BCX8\">The cloud landscape has shifted fast. Here&#8217;s where things stand now <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49587130 BCX8\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49587130 BCX8\"> and where <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49587130 BCX8\">they&#8217;re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49587130 BCX8\"> heading.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW49587130 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a0456 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"06a0456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Cloud-first is now the default.<\/strong> In 2026, 85% of organisations globally have adopted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/infrastructure-and-it-operations-leaders\/topics\/cloud-strategy\" target=\"_blank\">cloud-first strategy<\/a>. Among large enterprises, that figure reaches 97%. If your business isn't cloud-first yet, you're now in the minority.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Cloud spending is surging.<\/strong> Worldwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-10-22-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-it-spending-to-grow-9-point-8-percent-in-2026-exceeding-6-trillion-dollars-for-the-first-time\" target=\"_blank\"> IT spending<\/a> is on track to exceed \u00a34.7 trillion in 2026, with IT services (including managed services and IaaS) surpassing \u00a31.46 trillion. AI infrastructure is a core driver, not a niche experiment.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>FinOps has gone mainstream.<\/strong> 63% of organisations now have a dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.flexera.com\/web\/pdf\/Flexera-State-of-the-Cloud-Report-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">FinOps team<\/a> focused on cloud cost optimisation - up from 51% just two years ago. Cloud spend without oversight is no longer an option boards will tolerate.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>AI-optimised infrastructure is exploding.<\/strong> Spending on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2026-08-10-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-artificial-intelligence-optimized-iaas-spending-to-grow-96-percent-in-2026\" target=\"_blank\">AI-optimised IaaS<\/a> is forecast to grow 96% through 2026, reaching \u00a333 billion. Inference workloads now surpass training; AI is moving from the lab into production.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Hybrid computing is the next frontier.<\/strong> By 2028, over 40% of leading enterprises will have adopted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-10-20-gartner-identifies-the-top-strategic-technology-trends-for-2026\" target=\"_blank\">hybrid computing architectures<\/a>, up from just 8% today. The cloud strategies being built now need to account for that shift.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f80556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f80556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The real value of a smart cloud strategy <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6a121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce6a121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"479\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1024 629&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14729 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Security of cloud computing and server. Encryption networking and connect technology.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/iStock-2185337692-1-1024x629.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/iStock-2185337692-1-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/iStock-2185337692-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/iStock-2185337692-1.jpg 1306w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"1.6279809221\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8bc36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8bc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\">The cloud <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\">isn&#8217;t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\">just about saving<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\"> a bit on servers. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\">It&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171224899 BCX8\"> a massive driver of business value, split between two core ideas:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW171224899 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b7fb7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"50b7fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Rejuvenate (\u00a3340 billion potential):<\/strong> This is about smoothing out your current IT setup. Think: trimming costs, lowering risks, and digitising your key processes so your team spends less time putting out fires. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-checkbox-blank-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Innovate (\u00a3610 billion up for grabs):<\/strong> If you're itching to try new services or scale quickly without extra hassle, this is the ticket. The cloud gives you the speed and flexibility to experiment, launch faster, and stay competitive. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c218e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c218e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key questions to ask about your cloud strategy <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0dc26 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6b0dc26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>What is cloud strategy, and why do I need one?<\/strong><br>Think of it as your game plan for the cloud. Without it, you're just winging it and that's no way to run a business. A solid strategy ensures the cloud works for you, not the other way around.   <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>How do I ensure my cloud strategy meets stakeholder expectations and aligns with customer needs?<\/strong><br>Translation: how do you keep everyone happy? The trick is balancing what your stakeholders want with what your customers actually need. It's like hosting a dinner party - everyone's got to leave satisfied.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>What essential components should be incorporated when developing a robust cloud strategy document?  <\/strong><br>This is your cloud playbook. It should cover the what, why, and how of your cloud journey - no fluff, just the good stuff that keeps your team on track and your business moving forward. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaec13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeaec13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The CEO's role: Leading the charge from the top <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f2aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2f2aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"411\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1024 540&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14607 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/iStock-2045239435-1024x540.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/iStock-2045239435-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/iStock-2045239435-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/iStock-2045239435.jpg 1411w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"1.8962962963\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5aa7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5aa7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\">Cloud success <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\">isn&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\"> just an IT thing. It needs strong leadership from the top. But &#8220;leading the charge&#8221; means more than cheering from the sidelines. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\">Here&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\"> what it <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW227067803 BCX8\">actually looks<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227067803 BCX8\"> like.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW227067803 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d11cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d11cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tie MSP performance to business outcomes, not uptime metrics.  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607e0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607e0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129495208 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129495208 BCX8\">A 99.9% SLA tells you nothing about whether the cloud is helping you win customers or ship faster. Demand a quarterly cloud value review that maps spend to revenue impact, cost savings, and time-to-market. If your MSP <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129495208 BCX8\">can&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129495208 BCX8\"> connect their work to your numbers, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129495208 BCX8\">you&#8217;re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129495208 BCX8\"> managing a vendor, not a partner.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW129495208 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3ed6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb3ed6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make the CFO a cloud ally, not a gatekeeper.  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184ce0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"184ce0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\">Cloud spend is now a board-level conversation. With 63% of organisations running dedicated FinOps teams, the question <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\">isn&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\"> whether to invest <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\">&#8211;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\">it&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73993665 BCX8\"> whether you can prove the return. 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