The enterprise cloud offers significant benefits such as reducing costs, boosting speed, and an increase in innovation. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has helped thousands of organizations become cloud-first organizations. This eBook develops those experiences and learnings into seven essential elements typical of cloud standard organizations. Find out how to get executive buy-in to achieve objectives, align your IT staff on goals and responsibilities, and engage partners. You’ll also learn how to establish a Center of Excellence to scale knowledge and best practices, and create a hybrid architecture to streamline application migrations.