Why the Cloud?<\/h3>\n
As\u00a0<\/span>Simon Sinek<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>has famously stated \u201cpeople don\u2019t buy what you do, they buy why you do it\u201d yet it is surprising how few organisations truly understand the why behind their projects.<\/p>\n We always start cloud discussions with \u201cWhy do you want to move to the cloud\u201d and it is surprising that many responses are \u201cbecause it seems like it will be better for us\u201d. \u00a0We rarely meet with customers who understand exactly why Cloud will be beneficial for their businesses \u2013 more often we see a board directive to \u201cgo investigate\u201d with no real \u201cWhy\u201d.<\/p>\n Our experience shows that there are three overarching drivers for when considering a move to the cloud that can be summarized as<\/p>\n These are largely obvious considerations, each of which have sub considerations such as rapid go to market, employee productivity, self-service, security and business performance.<\/p>\n The point is, without first knowing why it will be beneficial and what is going to be achieved, cloud projects will stall quickly and take a long time to receive funding.\u00a0 If all key stakeholders understand and agree upon the \u201cWhy\u201d then the process of what, when and how becomes significantly easier.<\/p>\n Once all of the stakeholders have established and agreed on the \u201cwhy\u201d, the what can be investigated and this is where it starts to get hairy. Determining the \u201cwhat\u201d is the key when determining public, private or hybrid as the approach and it is rapidly becoming apparent that hybrid is leading the charge so far.<\/p>\n Follows are some of the key influencers on the \u201cwhat\u201d. Of course there are numerous technical influencing factors such as performance requirements that are well understood.\u00a0 Assuming there are no technical limitations, it is the following business factors that must be considered.<\/p>\n Organisations in regulated industries need to be conscious of data sovereignty. Realistically, everyone should be concerned, however, our experience is that this is less of a concern unless it is illegal to have data leave the country.\u00a0 In those situations either hybrid becomes a winner again or public clouds such as Microsoft Azure that offer redundant datacentres within Australia \u2013 one in Sydney, and one in Melbourne.<\/p>\n Data Retention Requirements:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Some businesses use or retain data that come with certain security clearances and must therefore be stored in the country of origin.<\/p>\n This will apply to organisations involved in defence, security or financial services. Other companies \u2013 as they move into the internet of things \u2013 will be storing more and more of their customers\u2019 data. In order to comply with privacy regulations, they too will need to take seriously the need to store data locally and securely.<\/p>\n Location of your Customers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The further away data is stored, the longer it takes to get that information to users or customers. When considering the public or private cloud, organisations need to think about bringing that data as close to the user as possible so as to ensure rapid transmission speeds and excellent user experience.<\/p>\n Cloud is absolutely the way of the future, of that there is no question.\u00a0 The public cloud has become the hammer, however, not every workload reflects a suitable nail.\u00a0 Perhaps in time the public cloud will become the default as the market matures however for now, organisations must focus on why and then what which will absolutely drive the when and the how.\u00a0 Next month we will explore the when and the how.<\/p>\n What are you seeing in your customers or your own organisation?\u00a0 Are you questioning the why and do you have a common understanding with key stakeholders?\u00a0 We would love to\u00a0<\/span>hear from you<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is inevitable that your business will move into the cloud at some point, if it hasn\u2019t already.\u00a0 It really comes down to four key questions \u2013 Why, What, When and then the hard one \u2013 How. 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What to move to the Cloud?<\/h3>\n
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