Finance organizations tend to have a peripheral or even tenuous relationship with Cloud Computing, from software as a service (SaaS) to IT infrastructure services to business outsourcing. Finance is rarely involved directly in Cloud acquisition, though it should be; and CFOs are rarely involved directly in Cloud management, though they also should be.
In this Strategic Perspective, we look at key differences between how Finance and IT executives perceive and approach Cloud Computing, how these differences can cause problems for Finance, and how Finance executives and groups can address the differences.
