This article helps IT decision-makers break down strategic factors to plan cloud and managed services transformations. It has elements of strategic, financial, architecture, security, process, and people. Cloud adoption topics emerge from the review. Cloud adoption has mainly been studied from the innovative technology standpoint utilizing the Technology-Organization-Environment framework. Other popular approaches include the transaction cost theory-driven economic/cost perspective and multicriteria decision framework. The report begins with a concentrated cloud adoption literature review. The literature is then carefully categorized by view (commercial versus technical), dominant theory, and adoption factors. Two existing frameworks are also evaluated for merits and weaknesses. Finally, a brief checklist is created from the cumulative findings. The study organizes reviewed publications' recurring themes into four key sections. The research also includes frequently asked questions in each category to assist firms in assessing their cloud readiness. Thus, the essay blends multiple views and provides enterprises with a straightforward, holistic checklist to consider cloud business implications.
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