TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
The organisations that succeed will be those that move beyond the initial enthusiasm for cloud adoption to develop sophisticated strategies for measuring, managing and maximising their cloud investments.
The migration imperative is clear: organisations must evolve their approach to cloud strategy, focusing on business outcomes rather than just technical capabilities. Those that fail to make this transition risk being left behind in an increasingly cloud-native business landscape.
With 59 % of organisations now having a dedicated FinOps team, up from 51 % last year, it’ s evident that the industry is beginning to take cost management seriously. However, as John warns, success requires thinking beyond short-term cost savings to long-term strategic value creation.“ If you can front-load that with today’ s wages and developer time and costs, you will be so much better off in the next five years,” he says.
The cloud promises remain compelling – but realising them requires strategic sophistication that many organisations are only beginning to develop.
The most successful migrations will be those that recognise a fundamental truth about digital transformation in the cloud era. As Syed from DXC Technology puts it:“ It’ s not that once you do a cloud transformation you just stop. It’ s a continuous transformation.”
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