BUILD UP YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO
WIN THE RACE TO THE CLOUD A study from IBM found the companies with the most mature cloud strategies are more likely to achieve business growth than those focused on cost savings.
THE RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE CAN CATAPULT A COMPANY TO THE CLOUD, and there's plenty to think about when moving toward that goal.
ADJUSTING IT INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES
$204 BILLION
The value of the global public cloud services market in 2016, a 16.5 percent increase from 2015.
around the cloud is critical as the technology expands at a staggering pace.
ALIGNMENT IS ESSENTIAL: The IBM study said dynamic infrastructure that aligns business IT operations is a clear trait of mature cloud configuration.
83%
83% OF ALL DATA
FLATTENING YOUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
center traffic will be made up of cloud workloads by 2019, according to Cisco.
to better support traffic moving between systems in your data center is essential as cloud-centric data workflows take hold.
DON'T NEGLECT DATA: Virtualizing storage infrastructure can give you the flexibility you need to integrate premise-based, private and public cloud databases. Cloud computing data center tactical skills can ensure you are ready to work in the cloud-focused world facing IT professionals.
Sources
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3188817 http://www.ciosummits.com/Online_Asset_IBM_-_Mapping_the_Cloud_Maturity_Curve.pdf http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/global-cloud-index-gci/Cloud_Index_White_Paper.html?referring_site=RE&pos=3&p age=http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/mobile-white-paper-c11-520862.html