A New Realism Emerges as Enterprises Move to Cloud

Grazed from Datamation.  Author: Jeffrey Kaplan.

Even as enterprise adoption of cloud-based alternatives accelerates, IT and business executives are learning that fully capitalizing on these new ‘on-demand’ resources entails extensive systems integration, staff training and process reengineering.  Despite these obstacles, my travels have confirmed that enterprises of all sizes across nearly every industry are moving quickly to take advantage of cloud services to achieve their corporate objectives.

In fact, in most cases they are not expecting to reduce their operating costs by adopting cloud services. They are hoping instead to improve the responsiveness of their business operations, so they can be more agile and competitive. They remain committed to their ‘cloud first’ initiatives because they are convinced that the end results justify a long, multi-stage migration process…

I’ve had the privilege of speaking at a number of customer conferences over the past few weeks. I’ve discovered that many of the enterprises adopting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and other cloud alternatives are embarking on a multi-year transition process. This includes revamping their business processes, as well as replacing their legacy software and systems. As a result, a new realism is replacing the old radicalism regarding the rapid results they expect Cloud solutions deliver…

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