Adults who move back in with their parents are often called “boomerang” children. A similar thing happens in IT when business software development begins in the cloud and later moves back in-house to be managed by the operations group. These projects often cause big headaches for IT departments, but NetworkWorld offers several steps to counter potential problems:

1. Recognize you don’t have two years to develop your cloud strategy.
2. Get ahead of the developer curve by defining certified stacks and making them available.
3. Find a viable cloud system management product and implement it stat.
4. Look on the cloud boomerang as a gift.

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