A guide to cloud computing

Across every sector from financial to public services we’ve seen a decade or more of digital transformation compressed into the few short months since March 2020 – with cloud technology being one of the most significant drivers, and enablers, of this change.?

This direction of travel is not new but has accelerated in adoption. Way back in 2008,?a survey by InformationWeek ?found that 65% of respondents believed ‘the ability to quickly meet business demands’ was one of the most important reasons an organisation should move to a cloud environment. Along with operational transformation and other technical enablement programmes, the move to the cloud has become a critical business transformation tactic, evidenced by the projects we’ve delivered for significant public and private sector organisations, here at CDS.?

According to Gartner, ?global cloud revenue is set to total $474 billion in 2022 – up from $408 billion in 2021. Milind Govekar, distinguished vice president at Gartner states:?"There is no business strategy without a cloud strategy ” – and we couldn't agree more.

Of course, the futureproofing of any digital strategy is critical, and secure agile delivery is needed to support the removal of legacy applications and the integration of robust systems and related cloud infrastructure. Nobody wants to be building tomorrow’s legacy.?

So if cloud technology offers the opportunity to build a foundation for flexible, scalable, composable, operations, where should you begin when it comes to building a strategy for your move to the cloud – How can you position yourself for infrastructure, architecture, and security success??

We've written a guide that brings together insight, opinion, and ideas in a bid to help CIO’s and CTO’s access the, not insignificant, cost-savings available from a move to the cloud, while de-risking a migration and keeping you safe as you scale up.

Visit our cloud computing page to read to the full in-depth guide.