Peer pressure pushes businesses into the cloud – Computer Sweden

The CEO does not take sufficient account of the difficulties and planning required for a successful moving up in the cloud.

There have been an increasing headache for IT managers in enterprises. Business managers and operations managers read articles about how competitors will move to the cloud and do not want to be outdone, but also at the forefront of developments.

why is the on for the company to move data and applications into the cloud – whether it’s ready or not.

In some case leads to IT departments begin to use cloud-based services, before they are able to do it the right way, analysts said.

– The cloud may so much attention that it suddenly seems acute with these efforts, said Jeff Kagan, an independent analyst. Tomorrow the cloud to be tested and reliable. But today it is still the Wild West. IT managers know this, but have been under pressure from their bosses to jump up in the cloud, it has become some kind of code for success. And nobody wants to be last out.

Brad Shimmin, an analyst at Current Analysis, says that IT organizations are under constant pressure to improve efficiency in operations, and also now driving business opportunities. Today, the consensus view that the cloud makes a business more efficiently by eliminating unnecessary costs and it does not require the same administrative, training and support.

The problem is that CEO does not take sufficient account of the difficulties and planning required for a successful moving up in the cloud. They expect to be able to simply slide into.

– There is definitely a pressure group, said Patrick Moorhead, an analyst at Moor Insights & amp; Strategy. CEO or business manager hears that they can get a service that sounds like it cost half as much, and to have the maximum flexibility. Then they go to the CIO and start pressing.

But moving up quickly in the cloud involves risks, both in terms of additional costs and for business information.

– If a fled not sufficiently planned, risks relating to the control, security and trustworthiness. You also risk being careless with the agreements, said Patrick Moorhead.

Jeff Kagan says:

– I agree that we will all be using the cloud in the morning, but getting there should be in a measurable way. This is a time when you should stop in a toe in the water, and then gently go in, bit by bit. It is not a time when you should just jump into.

Besides going slowly but surely to weigh recommend Patrick Moorhead IT executives do not face peer pressure with frustration.

– I recommend nor IT executives to become defensive, because there are great advantages of the cloud. Take the time to do the analysis of what it takes to move some applications to the cloud, and compare with what it takes to keep them in-house. Explain that, this requires thorough analysis, since there are major risks if the wrong decision is taken.

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