To achieve the goal of operational continuity, businesses are choosing cloud solutions with redundant platforms. It should have the ability to navigate around any disruption of operational processes. It must provide inherent disaster recovery and redundant systems to mitigate risk and to ensure business continuity. You must be able to demonstrate that your cloud offering will eliminate downtime associated with upgrades, updates, and planned maintenance. Operational sustainability is a core requirement of any business. There are several cloud-metrics used to gauge the value of a cloud offering: Furthermore, with 80% of companies already calculating ROI for cloud initiatives currently in process, walking into a conversation that is already taking place requires an understanding of the mindset and drivers that are motivating migration to the cloud in order to take part in that conversation. A commanding knowledge of cloud metrics is critically essential to the success of your cloud offering. Cloud technology is here for today and the foreseeable future.