The challenges CIOs and heads of IT are facing have continued to rise recently. These roles have also become significantly more diverse and are no longer confined to ensuring the smooth operation of the company’s IT landscape. As a result of this, Cloud computing will have to become an integral part of IT landscapes in the future if CIOs want to be able to meet the demands placed on them. A new white paper from InEssence Reply, the Reply group company specialising in SAP-Cloud solutions and consulting, concludes that companies can exploit the benefits of this concept with an appropriate cloud computing strategy, without having to take risks.