Cloud eras
1. Cloud eras
To understand the cloud computing landscape today and what true digital transformation looks like, we should first understand how we got here. It started with the VM cloud era. VM stands for virtual machine. New organizations, mostly startups, realized that they could forgo ever buying or operating hardware and just start in the cloud. This was a major catalyst for many of the great cloud-native companies that we all rely on today, such as Twitter, Spotify, and PayPal. By the end of this first VM cloud era, very few startups operated their own data centers. Next was the infrastructure cloud era, which is when organizations migrated their IT infrastructure to the cloud. This migration saved costs because infrastructure could scale up and down more quickly and easily. Faster development was possible because companies didn’t need long-term infrastructure planning and security was better. Also, reducing the management load on IT staff let organizations direct more people and resources to focus on building new capabilities. In this last decade of the infrastructure cloud, companies that ignored this migration were left trailing behind. Although the return on investment of these early cloud migrations was important, it didn’t provide compelling transformative or disruptive results or fundamentally change how people worked outside of IT. This is because digital transformation is more than simply migrating and shifting systems to the cloud for cost saving and convenience. As we look ahead, reinventing the future means changing not only where business is done, but how it is done. It requires maximizing the benefits of the cloud and building an environment that enables every person, process, and technology to bring the highest level of innovation to the business. This is what brings us to the transformation cloud era, where organizations are not just making infrastructure decisions, but are truly focusing on transforming. Digitalization is now fundamental, and this era is about spreading transformation among all teams in an organization. To facilitate this degree of constant innovation and progress, today’s most ambitious organizations are building transformation clouds. A transformation cloud is a new approach to digital transformation. It provides an environment for app and infrastructure modernization, data democratization people connections and trusted transactions. It’s built on an easy-to-use platform with customized industry solutions that gives organizations the confidence that they are saving money and creating a more sustainable future for everyone. The result is an organization that benefits from cloud computing to drive innovation, generate new revenue streams, and adapt quickly to market changes and customer needs.2. Let's practice!
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