Make innovation a habit
Cloud is still evolving. But it has proven to be a scalable, cost-effective way to do computing, and it's becoming the optimal business platform for organizations that are transforming to grow at scale.
It now helps organizations to create new business models, platforms and services. It gives them the agility to prepare for unforeseen events and meet sustainability goals. It makes innovation an everyday activity.
But are businesses making the most of cloud? Our new survey of 500 senior executives in business and IT tells us three important things:
1.
Cloud strategies are having to transform rapidly to keep up with changing business needs and evolving technologies
2.
Not all businesses are using cloud technology to the full—most say they could boost innovation if they used cloud more effectively
3.
Security worries, company culture and skills shortages are holding businesses back
Here, we look at what you can do to make your cloud strategy part of your overall business strategy, the challenges you might face and the rewards that will follow.
Are you ready to make innovation a habit?
Are you ready to adopt cloud as a business platform?
Cloud is still evolving. But it has proven to be a scalable, cost-effective way to do computing, and it's becoming the optimal business platform for organizations that are transforming to grow at scale.
It now helps organizations to create new business models, platforms and services. It gives them the agility to prepare for unforeseen events and meet sustainability goals. It makes innovation an everyday activity.
But are businesses making the most of cloud? Our new survey of 500 senior executives in business and IT tells us three important things:
1.
Cloud strategies are having to transform rapidly to keep up with changing business needs and evolving technologies
2.
Not all businesses are using cloud technology to the full—most say they could boost innovation if they used cloud more effectively
3.
Security worries, company culture and skills shortages are holding businesses back
Here, we look at what you can do to make your cloud strategy part of your overall business strategy, the challenges you might face and the rewards that will follow.
Are you ready to make innovation a habit?
You can put cloud at the heart of your business.
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Kalyan Kumar
Global CTO & Head—Ecosystems HCLTech
Cloud is not just about infrastructure—it's a platform that's critical to business resilience and growth.
Kalyan Kumar
Global CTO & Head—Ecosystems HCLTech
About the research
In partnership with Longitude, a Financial Times company.
We surveyed
senior executives who reflected business and IT equally
They came from
industries
And
countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific (APAC)
We surveyed
senior executives who reflected business and IT equally
They came from
industries
And
countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific (APAC)
We also interviewed eight experts:
We thank them for their contributions.
Raahil Burhaani
Chief Information Officer, Essar Oil UK
Shyam Enjeti
Executive Vice President, Digital Business, HCLTech
Sanjoy Ghosh
Executive Vice President, Engineering and R&D Services, HCLTech
Siki Giunta
Executive Vice President, CloudSMART, Offerings Strategy, Industry Cloud Consulting, HCLTech
Meg Greenhouse
Senior Vice President, Zalando Technology Foundation
Mike Kail
Chief Technology Officer, PrimaryIO
Kalyan Kumar
Global CTO & Head—Ecosystems, HCLTech
Suresh Sankaran
Head of Model Risk and Governance, Metro Bank
We also interviewed eight experts:
We thank them for their contributions.
Raahil Burhaani
Chief Information Officer, Essar Oil UK
Shyam Enjeti
Executive Vice President, Digital Business, HCLTech
Sanjoy Ghosh
Executive Vice President, Engineering and R&D Services, HCLTech
Siki Giunta
Executive Vice President, CloudSMART, Offerings Strategy, Industry Cloud Consulting, HCLTech
Meg Greenhouse
Senior Vice President, Zalando Technology Foundation
Mike Kail
Chief Technology Officer, PrimaryIO
Kalyan Kumar
Global CTO & Head—Ecosystems, HCLTech
Suresh Sankaran
Head of Model Risk and Governance, Metro Bank
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