Jan 24, 2019
In this episode, the Cloudbusting team is joined by Cloudreach Technical Partner Manager, Andrew Kember, to discuss the business benefits of moving to the cloud. What does agility really mean? How can the cloud allow you to innovate? And (most importantly) what are the cost-saving benefits?
0.00 - Intros
3:12 - News - Cloud Adoption in the UK is Outpacing EU Average
9:05 Cloudy Cliffhanger - How long do you think it will be before 95% of all workloads are in the cloud?
12:53 - Why do enterprises adopt the cloud?
15.50 - Business Benefit #1: Agility - What do we mean by agility?
18:53 - Is your business ready?
21:00 - Examples of how agility has impacted organizations
24:16 - Business Benefit #2: Innovation- What do we mean by innovation?
25:13 - “Fail fast” - A cultural change?
27:47 - Innovate in partnership with the CSPs
30:17 - Business Benefit #3: Cost Saving - Will the cloud cost me less?
32:06 - What can you do to achieve cost savings in the cloud?
37.40 - What does ROI look like?
39:15 - The intangible benefits
40:50 - Business Benefit #4: Technological Efficiency - Addressing technical debt
44:16 - What do we mean by being more efficient (or 'effective') in the cloud?
50:22 - Cloudy Cliffhanger answer