Service or Strategy?

Cloud transformation is the process of aligning IT infrastructure to the business objectives of an organization. Companies are designing IT projects around these objectives on a daily basis. The need for a 'strategic partner' is now greater than ever. These cloud transformation will require business change. From cloud adoption to cloud model to cloud security.

"As organizations gain more experience in the cloud and start to shirt more and more core business functions onto cloud platforms, we are seeing a growing recognition that cloud adoption is significantly more complex than originally anticipated, particularly in terms of data, management, system integration and management of multiple cloud providers," says KPMPG.

It is especially important to remember that this is a process, and therefore there will be room for future innovations and user demands. This transformation will continue to thrive on new software applications, new and faster technology, challenging organizations that have adopted a cloud model to continue to have it dynamically scale with the organizational demands. You must put the applications first. You can do this by embracing platform-as-a-service (PaaS). PaaS allows you to reduce your overhead while you make your applications more efficient (Source: Forsythe Focus)

Companies need 'Strategic' partners that have a vested interest to better understand their long term objectives of the company; understand what business drivers are having them look to the cloud; listen and understand the companies short and long term goals, so they can assist designing a scalable, secure and stable cloud transformation strategy that focuses on the business benefits of cloud.

Are you buying 'Services' from your suppliers,vendors, partners today, or are you engaged and discussing 'Strategy'? Are you selective in your engagement strategy only partnering with organizations that understand and are aligned with your business benefits?