In the previous chapter, complexity was painted somewhat as a villain. Complexity itself is not the villain; complexity without data to support it is. While implementing cool features based on the data outlined in successful stories within popular blog posts and magazine articles could be considered data-driven, it is not really a data-driven approach that leads to success most often. Transformations are hard enough without trying to recreate someone else's story. Why are transformations so hard? Cloud is supposed to make things much easier to align and implement.
How tough can cloud transformation be? Choose the number of cores and RAM. Add storage. Pick a virtual server with the desired OS. Give it some bandwidth and start loading applications. Easy. Even easier: put it in a container. It spins up fast, is very portable and cheap. Awesome. Wait, better...
