The prudent CIO sees the need for a quantum level improvement in the way IT delivers services and resources. To survive, IT must rapidly regain competitive strength by emulating the key strengths of external cloud suppliers. The internal IT delivery model has to change from a bureaucratic process that can take days or weeks, to one that supports self-service and makes resources immediately available. This means IT must adopt cloud deployment strategies by offering the enterprise resource consumer an automated self-provisioning capability.
Yes, You Really CAN Compete With the Public Cloud Provider
Posted by: Dick Benton August 6, 2011 05:00 AMThe prudent CIO sees the need for a quantum level improvement in the way IT delivers services and resources. To survive, IT must rapidly regain competitive strength by emulating the key strengths of external cloud suppliers. The internal IT delivery model has to change from a bureaucratic process that can take days or weeks, to one that supports self-service and makes resources immediately available. This means IT must adopt cloud deployment strategies by offering the enterprise resource consumer an automated self-provisioning capability.