With many enterprises implementing a hybrid cloud environment to move applications to cloud, IT organizations must establish a decision-making framework for evaluating, deploying, and operating applications in the cloud. Businesses need to be able to deliver applications in the right way and on the right cloud, so IT organizations seek insight into setting policies for the best placement of applications across different cloud options. In this report, Gartner offers analysis and recommendations for moving traditional apps to private cloud and for brokering and managing apps across different private and public cloud options.