Tech leaders have long been enamored with the economics of public cloud, which enable scalability and early access to innovative new technologies. But even after a decade of cloud networking, firms still struggle to master it. The transfer of vast quantities of data to and from the cloud requires lots of inexpensive capacity and the ability to carefully solve latency problems and track egress charges. Navigating each provider’s unique taxonomies and architectures further complicates the picture. This report helps networking professionals get cloud networking right by following five essential steps.