• Cloud Computing Thought Leadership

    CLOUD INNOVATION


 

ACCELERATE THE PACE OF INNOVATION

Cloud Computing Speed And Agility

Cloud computing solves the 80/20 maintenance/innovation problem giving enterprises flexibility and speed. Cloud-based solutions generate rapid innovations that address business needs every 6 weeks to 3 months compared with on-premise solutions like Siebel where upgrades happen every 2-3 years and cost $500K to 1MM+. 

Cloud-based infrastructure provides rapid allocation, configuration, and provisioning of IT resources in days instead of weeks. The cloud enables enterprise IT organizations to anticipate and respond to the changing needs of the business more quickly and efficiently than ever before.                                  

CLOUD ALSO SAVES COSTS

A recent Aberdeen Group study revealed companies that took a disciplined approach to adopting cloud computing reduced IT costs by an average of 18% and data center power consumption by 16%. Companies that adopted cloud computing haphazardly increased IT costs by 2-3%.

BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR CLOUD ADOPTION

  • 45% - Reduce cost of IT infrastructure
  • 31% - Enhance competitive advantage
  • 19% - Inflexibility of current infrastructure
  • 13% - Need to support additional users or services

Cloud computing savvy companies focus on  the  “how” to solve business problems and less on “what” technologies to implement.