Many companies have migrated their applications to make them available for cloud hosting. While this can be a positive step, simple migration does not offer all of the benefits of the cloud environment. According to research by Gardner, an application needs to be cloud-centric to fully exploit the potential that the cloud has to offer. We at Technivation understand the difference between cloud-ready and cloud-centric, and we have the know-how to maximize the full potential of Azure, our preferred cloud platform.