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Get your cloud basics right
New article by Fractional CTO - Thomas Smart

Cloud platforms play a key role in digital transformation. But when businesses skip the fundamentals, these tools deliver cost without control.
In this article, Thomas Smart, Fractional CTO at MISSION+, breaks down 12 foundational missteps that quietly kill performance and scalability in cloud adoption.
Using the “uncertainty matrix” model, Thomas starts with the known-knowns: the essential tasks every organisation should have locked down but often doesn’t.
From secure landing zones to consistent encryption practices, these steps build the foundation for a cloud strategy that actually scales.
Because when you get the basics right today, you unlock meaningful results tomorrow.
Read Thomas’ full article: Unlocking Real Value from Cloud in 12 Basic Steps