Cloud computing, which used to be mainly consumer centric, has now firmly entered the mainstream of business. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2019, the value of the global cloud technology market will reach US $214.3 billion, an increase of 17.5% over that in 2018, and a possible increase of 54.5% from now to 2022, totaling $331.2 billion.
The benefits depend on change
Digital cloud transformation has proved to be very beneficial for enterprises and it organizations. Compared with traditional internal IT services, cloud computing is more agile, scalable, secure and automated. It accelerates innovation and change within the organization and is the path to new business, it processes, models, and markets. Moreover, because it provides automation and frees consumers from low-level (hardware) maintenance and operation, cloud technology is easier to operate and maintain than traditional systems.
However, as a CTO, CIO, or it director, the dilemma surrounding cloud computing can make it more complex for you to choose which direction to go.
What services and environments provide capabilities to meet business and it challenges? Will these or their price structures change with the industry and how? With the haze of data loss and international data compliance looming over enterprises, when you migrate data to the cloud and form your community in the cloud, how to put security and legitimacy first?
All of these issues are primarily concerned with whether the service is worth the money, whether it meets the above expectations, and how skills and culture adapt to change.