# Traditional IT environments vs cloud ## Capacity and provisioning - From - Fixed capacity - Crafted manually - To - Unlimited capacity - Directed by APIs - Consequence - On-demand, self-service, everything as code ## Asset & cost model - From - Large and fixed capital expenses (CapEx) - To - Elastic and variable operating expenses (OpEx) - Consequence - Low/No barriers to entry (or exit) ## Assortment - From - Basic server, network, storage and data services - To - Comprehensive data platform - Consequence - Central IT challenged to differentiate ## Purchasing - From - Central IT - To - Its customers - Consequence - Competitive market - Central IT vs The Cloud ## Access - From - Enterprises - To - Individuals - Consequence - A level technology playing field for all