Dear John,

The cloud has matured to become a vital part of many IT infrastructures. But leveraging the cloud resources that make sense for your business and managing them alongside legacy architecture is challenging. How do you strike the balance between the benefits of flexibility and speed with concerns like security and management?

Interop ITX and InformationWeek are asking for your input in a survey on cloud usage and optimization strategies, particularly when it comes to infrastructure as a service. The results of the survey will appear in an upcoming in-depth report.

This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please be assured that your responses will be kept confidential and used in aggregate only. Nothing will be attributed to you or to your organization.

As a small token of appreciation for your time, you will have an opportunity to enter a drawing where one randomly selected winner will receive a pair of Powerbeats3 Wireless earphones (with up to 12 hours of battery life) valued at $199 from UBM. This survey sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Beats Electronics or Apple®. (Click here for description.)

We thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy schedule to complete this confidential survey. Feel free to email me directly (amy.doherty@ubm.com), if you encounter any problems while taking the survey.

Amy Doherty
Research Director
UBM plc