Cloud platforms can accelerate digital transformation in energy and resources By acting as the bond connecting technologies, hybrid cloud can allow energy and resources enterprises to accelerate growth and improve performance. Transformation includes optimization of exploration and R&D processes, creation of digital supply networks, management of greenhouse gases, production of more sustainable energy, intelligent automation on the shop floor, and new service business models.The key to hybrid cloud excellence is reinvention Energy and resources organizations can amplify the revenue impact of cloud investments by up to 14 times when they orchestrate those investments as an end-to-end reinvention of the enterprise.1 The more that hybrid cloud is tightly coupled with enterprise transformation, the greater the revenue impact of all technology investments to the business.Hybrid cloud can yield an enduring competitive advantage To establish and maintain a competitive advantage, energy and resources companies should create a cloud platform strategy, then pursue business transformation through one or more cloud-enabled journeys that align with their strategic objectives.