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title: "Cloud Strategy & Target Picture"
description: "Deloitte helps clients define a clear, actionable cloud strategy aligned with business objectives, covering architecture, operating model, and governance."
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<Aside type="note" title="Asset Profile">
  **Focus:** Cloud Strategy Definition & Target Architecture **Model:** Managed Asset (Professional
  Service by Deloitte)
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## Overview

Deloitte supports clients in defining a clear and actionable cloud strategy aligned with overall business objectives and transformation priorities. The service establishes a holistic target picture covering architecture, operating model, governance, and strategic guardrails. It ensures that cloud adoption is not driven by technology alone but anchored in measurable business value and long-term scalability.

Deloitte brings proven methodologies, cross-industry benchmarks, and deep cloud expertise to accelerate decision-making and avoid common pitfalls. The approach emphasizes pragmatic prioritization, ensuring early value realization while maintaining architectural consistency. Clients are guided through evaluating sourcing strategies, platform choices, and workload placement options tailored to their needs.

The outcome is a clearly defined roadmap with prioritized initiatives and measurable milestones. Deloitte differentiates through combining strategic advisory with implementation feasibility, ensuring that strategies are executable. Clients benefit from reduced rework, faster alignment across stakeholders, and a solid foundation for subsequent migration phases.

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## Typical Capabilities

- Cloud vision, principles, and strategy definition
- Target architecture and platform design
- Target Operating Model (TOM) definition
- Roadmap and prioritization framework
- Stakeholder alignment and governance setup

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## Typical Fit Criteria

- **Portfolio Complexity:** Medium to high, multi-application landscapes
- **Company Size:** Mid-sized to large enterprises
- **Additional Criteria:** Transformation initiatives, multi-cloud considerations, unclear strategic direction

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## Reference

<LinkCard
  title="Enterprise Technology & Performance — Deloitte"
  href="https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/services/consulting/services/enterprise-technology-performance.html"
/>

<LinkCard
  title="Cloud Transformation — Deloitte"
  href="https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/services/consulting/services/cloud-transformation.html"
/>