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Moving to the Cloud isn\u2019t Always a Clear-Cut Decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The retail industry has been talking about the cloud for years, and much of the conversation has focused on the benefits of moving core systems and data off premise and to the cloud. Many organizations have moved to the cloud; in fact, Forbes has reported that the typical enterprise (across all industries) uses an average of six cloud computing services.\u00a0<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

But the cloud isn\u2019t a panacea, and there are some interesting conversations happening among retailers and industry tech leaders about the drawbacks of it, especially for organizations that want to get very creative and nimble with their data.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

In this article<\/a>\u00a0for Point of Sale News, BTM\u2019s senior vice president of delivery management, Kimberly Berneck, examines these conversations. While the cloud still holds big benefits for most retailers, the question of using your data flexibly or being beholden to the \u201cgreater good,\u201d are causing some organizations to tap the breaks on the move to the cloud.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Read the full article at POS News.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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