By integrating technology into more aspects of their business, organizations can drive new insights and capabilities that allow them to optimize operations and make smarter decisions in real time, something commonly referred to as digital transformation. However, an organization undertaking a digital transformation needs to find ways to minimize risk and accelerate the implementation of new technologies. Cloud services allow an organization to adopt emerging technologies such as machine learning, IoT, and real-time analytics with significantly less capital expenditure and time than attempting to build these solutions from scratch on-premises.