what's driving your it team to the cloud?
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What’s Drivingyour IT teamto the Cloud?
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Why are you going cloud?identifying and prioritizing
your technology drivers is essentialto cloud strategy success
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Agility
Cost
Assurance
3 Possible Business Drivers
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AgilityIncreasing the pace at which IT can work to keep up with rising business demands
66 %of organizations rank agility as the top factor driving cloud adoption
Source: “2015 Enterprise Cloud Report.” Cloud Sherpas. April 2015
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52%of organizations report achieving this goal since adopting cloud technology
Source: “2015 Enterprise Cloud Report.” Cloud Sherpas. April 2015
AgilityMoving to the cloud frees IT from worrying about traditional operations, which is why
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CostReducing the IT footprint, reducing technology costs and restructuring capital expenditures
56%
Source: “2015 Enterprise Cloud Report.” Cloud Sherpas. April 2015
of organizations rank reducing IT expenses as an important factor driving their move to the cloud
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CostBecause of the cloud spreads out costs over time and reduces IT maintenance
requirements,
39%
Source: “2015 Enterprise Cloud Report.” Cloud Sherpas. April 2015
of organizations report reduces in IT expenses since going cloud
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AssuranceHands traditional IT responsibilities (disaster recovery, protecting against breaches) to experienced third parties
15 %of organizations express concerns about losing control over IT
Source: “2015 Enterprise Cloud Report.” Cloud Sherpas. April 2015
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But the majority of IT organizations see the value of a more experienced vendor handling
these responsibilities as
Assurance
94%of organizations report improvements in
security since moving to the cloud
Source: “Why Cloud Adoption Happens in 2015.” QuoteColo. 2015.
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Knowing that the cloud provides multiple technology benefits, it’s no wonder that
IT Wins in the Cloud
73%of organizations feel that IT benefits the
most from cloud adoption
Source: “2015 Enterprise Cloud Report.” Cloud Sherpas. April 2015
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What’s Your Top Driver?Determine which drivers will take
precedence at the start of your journey to ensure a successful
cloud transformation
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