While companies’ shift to the cloud has been gradual over the last decade, Accenture’s research shows that the pandemic has accelerated that move. In 2020, companies of all kinds quickly learned that they had to depend on cloud technologies to enable entire staffs to work from home, to ramp up digital commerce, and to provide telehealth, entertainment streaming, and more. CEOs must now evaluate a changed and changing business for the longer term. And despite the enthusiasm for what cloud can do, executives across the C-suite have concerns. The authors answer five key questions about cloud adoption on the minds of business leaders.