Solving Today’s Biggest Enterprise Cloud Challenges
AHEAD is a Business Reporter client.
Close to 75% of U.S. companies now rely on public cloud platforms, and, according to AHEAD’s research, nearly a quarter (21%) plan to move all infrastructure and apps to the cloud.
Achieving peak cloud success means planning for inevitable challenges. These are the toughest hurdles that enterprises encounter in their cloud journeys—along with the keys to overcoming them.
Effectively secure the public cloud
Most data security teams struggle to keep up with security events from on-premises environments, and they have now been thrust into the realm of the public cloud. This presents a threat like never before, fueled by the adoption of new enterprise platforms at a breakneck pace.
But security doesn’t have to hold back cloud success. Adopt industry standards, take advantage of native cloud services that enhance your security stacks and automate security with cloud-delivered APIs. With these tactics, security can be a selling point and not a detractor to continued cloud adoption.
Manage costs efficiently
The cloud supports increasingly numerous business capabilities. But too often, cloud and IT is seen as a cost center, not a business-aligned value center.
Running IT with a business strategy lens requires CIOs to prove the value of services, account for costs and drive efficiency. Approaches that include cost optimization, chargebacks and cloud spend commitments can transform cloud services into value-driving solutions integral to an organization’s success.
Get modern applications right with a framework foundation
The demand for effective applications is on the rise. End users want digital engagement opportunities and organizations want efficiency and performance. But, when it comes to application software, enterprises have a speed problem. Businesses expect no app downtime and no outages, along with frequent delivery of new features. To meet this challenge, enterprises need a framework for tackling greenfield cloud-native app development, legacy app modernization for cloud and cloud management.
Establishing a strategic, modern applications framework helps organizations build a foundation that guides their journey to modern applications success. And a strategic plan for dealing with these and other challenges puts your organization on the path to cloud success.
Learn more about how AHEAD approaches digital transformation at ahead.com.
This article originally appeared on Business Reporter. Image credit: iStock id1287492741
