Making a stress-free migration to the cloud
August 28, 2014
Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Dirk-Peter Van Leeuwen.
If there was any lingering doubt, it appears the cloud is truly here. Many organizations around the world have adopted or are taking steps to adopt cloud computing, with Gartner predicting that nearly half of all large companies will be using hybrid cloud within the next three years.
With benefits such as efficiency, cost-effectiveness and scalability well advertised, this rise in uptake is hardly surprising. As with any other major organization-wide implementation projects, however, adopting the cloud is no walk in the park – and enterprises need to take steps to enjoy a smooth and seamless migration…
According to the 2013 TheInfoPro Cloud Computing Study from 451 Research, 83 percent of organizations in North America and Europe said they faced"significant roadblocks to deploying their cloud computing initiatives" – a nine percent increase from the previous year’s survey. It is interesting to note from the findings that while IT roadblocks have actually decreased, non-IT challenges, such as "people, processes, politics and other organizational issues", are on the rise – indicating that collaboration across the entire enterprise is required…
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