Overview Smithfield Foods is the world’s largest producer and processor of pork products, with operations and facilities around the globe. In keeping with its role as a forward-thinking industry leader, Smithfield began planning a complete migration of its IT infrastructure to the cloud well before many other large corporations were ready to contemplate such a transition. Previously, Smithfield had relied upon outsourcing companies to host and manage their datacenter operations. But as their needs evolved, they sought alternatives that would be less costly and more agile, while giving them more ownership of their IT infrastructure and data. “Our broad strategy is a complete transition to a cloud infrastructure,” says Jeff Thomas, Smithfield’s Chief Technology Officer. “We first beg

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