Support Cloud adoption. Despite the rapid growth of public-cloud adoption, internal infrastructure teams are well-positioned to provide unique value. They will, however, need to alter their strategy and adapt their offering.
Global cloud usage is predicted to rise at a six-fold rate compared to overall IT spending. While many large organisations have successfully adopted specialised software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions or taken a cloud-first strategy to developing new systems, many are still missing out on the full advantages of cloud migration.
This is because businesses often confuse merely shifting IT systems to the cloud with the transformative approach required to maximise the cloud's benefits. Modernising old applications and shifting them to the cloud will not result in the advantages that cloud infrastructure and systems may bring. Indeed, in certain circumstances, this technique may result in more sophisticated, laborious, and expensive IT systems than previously existed.
The full potential of the cloud is seen as a component of a broader digital transformation strategy, rather than as a series of individual tactical choices. This approach is supported by standardising and automating the IT environment through an open API paradigm, implementing a contemporary security posture, implementing an automated agile operating model, and using new capabilities to deliver creative business solutions. While the cloud is not necessary for any of these characteristics, it does function as a multiplier. Businesses that approach cloud computing in this manner may build a next-generation IT infrastructure capable of facilitating corporate development and innovation in the quickly expanding digital world.