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Managing and Leveraging Cloud for the Digital Enterprise

Best practices for an effective cloud strategy and technologies that support the digital enterprise.

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WW Spending on Public Cloud Services and Infrastructure

$210 Billions in  2019  and  $370 Billions in  2022

The Future is Cloud

As the foundation of digital transformation (DX), cloud has already changed how IT has been architected and operated. Early choices made on platforms, resource management, and operational workflows can create long-term obligations that potentially limit agility and growth opportunity.

What:

This module helps CIOs and IT leaders get the tools necessary to calculate costs, create new KPIs and visualize success in seven critical areas for application modernization. Included are Cloud Budget Planning models, a process for calculating migration costs, and options for a Hybrid Cloud Implementation.

Why:

IT leaders are challenged to understand different cloud options and map it to their organizational DX strategy. A cohesive cloud adoption strategy creates a framework for management to navigate the changing cloud landscape while staying focused on important business priorities.

How:

Developing an effective cloud strategy and operations to support the digital enterprise includes the following steps:

  • Work through the cloud economics
  • Add cloud management services to IT services portfolio
  • Understand Technology and Supplier Options for IaaS and PaaS

WW Spending on Public Cloud Services and Infrastructure

$210 Billions in  2019  and  $370 Billions in  2022

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Successful DX efforts have measurable, achievable and supported goals, strategy and KPIs

IDG Environmental Policy

International Data Group is committed to protecting the environment, the health and safety of our employees, and the community in which we conduct our business. It is our policy to seek continual improvement throughout our business operations to lessen our impact on the local and global environment. We are committed to environmental excellence, pollution prevention and to purchasing products that reduce the use of natural resources.

We fulfill this mission by a commitment to:

  • Encouraging all partners to share in our mission
  • Understanding environmental issues and sharing information with our partners
  • Recognizing that fiscal responsibility is essential to our environmental future
  • Instilling environmental responsibility as a corporate value
  • Developing innovative and flexible solutions to bring about change
  • Using our platforms and position in the IT industry to promote sustainability
  • Minimize air travel to help reduce our impact on the environment
  • Minimize use of materials and energy consumption in our offices
  • Create a working environment that efficiently uses our office space
  • Develop and maintain a hybrid working model that benefits both our employees and business partners
  • Encourage employees to measure, minimize and collaborate on reducing energy consumption at home and in the office
  • Engaging employees and promoting active participation in environmental and sustainability initiatives