Technology Magazine January 2018 | Page 9

DIGITAL STRATEGY

“ GARTNER PREDICTS THAT BY 2020 , 90 % OF

ORGANISATIONS WILL ADOPT HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE

MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES ”

– Phil Clayson , Technology Director , TalkTalk supports this , showing up to 80 % of businesses will be cloud dependent by 2019 , which means 1.5mn UK firms will be moving to the cloud over the next two years . TalkTalk advise businesses to consider whether they have the right connectivity to support this radical shift in service delivery before they take the plunge , as the spectre of the cloud forces a re-evaluation of infrastructure . With application performance the ultimate goal , business critical applications such as voice , document sharing and collaboration tools should be fit for purpose and at least as reliable as previous systems .
Security is also vital : “ We undertake a consultative approach to find the right blend of public , private and hybrid network capabilities including our cloud-ready boosts suitable for your business ,” assures Clayson . TalkTalk is also making significant
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