The cloud can have benefits like slashed IT costs, more flexibility, and increased efficiency. Cloud tools have also helped companies adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article is a part of a series about cloud technology called At Cloud Speed. The shift to cloud computing has been one of the most significant tech trends of the past few years. While it used to be the norm for companies to own and operate their own data centers, the amount of business software running on traditional servers is set to shrink to 32% of all enterprise applications by 2022, roughly half what it was in 2019.