Summary
Cloud migration alone rarely delivers the promised value. This piece argues that real returns come from treating infrastructure as code, normalizing ephemeral environments, and aligning developers and infrastructure teams around shared cost and change accountability, so firms can experiment faster, resolve incidents more clearly, and invest in differentiating work.
Matt Katz
As Arcesium's Field CTO, Matt leads Arcesium's Forward Deployed Software Engineering and Client Success teams. His work to empower clients and simplify technical challenges stems from a 25-year career in financial technology working with clients and software. Outside of work, he enjoys books, bikes, and boards.
Sources:
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[ii] Harness, 2025. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/.../67be20d4204f8f764a4410fa_FinOps%20in%20Focus%20Report.pdf
[iii] Accenture, 2023. https://www.accenture.com/us-en/blogs/cloud-computing/actions-for-greater-cloud-value