72 www. t e c h n o l o g y r e c o r d . c om When the pandemic hit, it changed cloud adoption from a long-term transformation goal to an immediate business need. The Hybrid &Multicloud Perceptions Survey from Microsoft in October 2021 found that more than 50 per cent of enterprises increased cloud usage because of the pandemic, while 92 per cent said their journey to cloud was accelerating faster than they had previously anticipated. In the rush to cloud adoption, businesses have encountered unintended outcomes, such as increased complexity, growing costs and lack of technology integration. Without making sure that they have the right mix of planning, strategy and skills, many businesses moved to the cloud without realising the benefits of innovation, better time to market or improved IT resilience along the way. We encourage businesses to take a step back and closely investigate the following four cloud transformation entry points and determine which one is the best fit for their organisation and their journey towards adoption. Infrastructure-led transformation The crucial first step toward IT transformation, this pathway helps enterprises lift and shift workloads before embarking on a full-fledged application-led modernisation journey. The benefits of this entry point often include the ability to optimise cost, streamline operations and achieve significant reductions of technical debt. Business-led transformation Cloud has become the premier foundation to address current business priorities for digital transformation. The agility, flexibility and strategic value cloud brings to the business will multiply when the cloud transformation strategy is aligned with business and digital transformation strategy. This is where a consultant-led approach helps clients to select the right destination hyperscaler, hybrid strategies, network integration architecture, security architecture, application placement and aligned return on investment models with well-articulated business benefits. Application-led migration and modernisation Applications are the backbone of many digital transformation initiatives. In the shift towards cloud native technologies, hyperscaler platform as a service adoption, site reliability engineering-based operating models and integrations will drive application modernisation. Clients expect faster time to market, improved innovation, improved customer experience, agility, cost reduction, IT simplification and ease of operations benefits when following this transformation path. Analytics-led transformation With the sudden explosion of digitisation, data has become a strategic asset for today’s businesses. Entry points for digital transformation With cloud adoption now a necessity, organisations need to step back and assess which transformation strategy best fits their needs for the future P RAKA SH SOMAN I : K YNDR Y L V I EWPO I NT “Kyndryl can help businesses realise the transformation that is right for them”
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