Stumbling Blocks in the Transition to the Cloud

Grazed from ITBusinessEdge. Author: Arthur Cole.

By now, most enterprises have begun the transition to the cloud. Whether this results in an all-cloud infrastructure, a cloud-first footing or a combination of hybrid/traditional environments remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: The change so far has not been as easy or as productive as it first appeared.

According to recent research of INetU and Think Strategies, nearly half of all companies launching a cloud strategy in the past year reported a halt to their hosting implementations, with more than 70 percent instituting a design change. About 27 percent said they were “extremely satisfied” with their cloud vendor. As has been noted in previous studies, security remains the most significant stumbling block, followed by compliance, capacity planning and monitoring…

But the transition seems to be proceeding unabated as the enterprise attempts to drive greater value from data infrastructure. This leaves most organizations in a bind because on the one hand the cloud promises all manner of advanced data capabilities, and is indeed key to any business strategy for the twenty-first century, but on the other has the potential to wreak havoc on the business model in the here and now…

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