Driven by client outcomes

Cloud plays a key role in a comprehensive strategy and can accelerate your transformation journey. This requires careful consideration. Which workloads will thrive on public cloud, and which ones won’t? How will moves be executed? How will data be managed and secured? We help you make the right choices that are specific to your business requirements — and support a long-term strategy.

Why cloud?

Cloud options are pervasive, ranging from software to platform to Infrastructure as a Service. Its popularity is equally ubiquitous. And yet, cloud has core features that make it attractive for several reasons.

Agility — The capacity-on-demand nature of the public cloud allows for easier and less capital-intensive resource adjustments.
Stability — Public cloud solutions are continually tested, enhanced, monitored, and supported by providers to maximize reliability and uptime.
Self-service — Organizations have more authority, autonomy, and flexibility, allowing them to initiate changes and steer optimization efforts.

Hybrid cloud can deliver powerful support for your critical priorities when planned and executed correctly. Learn how to approach your hybrid cloud strategy to help drive continuity, cost optimization, and continued innovation for your organization.

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Cloud strategy

Cloud readiness and cloud envisioning
Transformation roadmap
Application modernization
Cloud financial models

Architecture & design

Hybrid cloud architecture
Workload alignment
Hybrid network
Hybrid data protection
Business continuity/disaster recovery

Governance & operations

Security and risk management
Cloud operations
Identity and access management
Replatform
Managed services

Migrations

Service catalog
Workload migration
Automation and orchestration
Data platform modernization
Data services and AI

Cost optimization

Utilization remediation
Elastic design approaches
App rationalization
Policies and governance
Consumption planning
Contract evaluation

Hybrid cloud drives transformation

With businesses seeking the right blend of flexibility, security, cost control, and agility, hybrid cloud has emerged as a popular cloud deployment model. It serves as both a final destination for organizations needing to maintain on-premises infrastructure, and as a pathway to cloud-first for those looking to make a gradual transition.

No matter what your business needs, the right hybrid model is fast to implement, customizable, and cost-effective — and we can help you define and realize it to suit workload, IT, and business requirements. This includes devising a detailed plan that is communicated to all stakeholders and built to achieve specific business outcomes.

Part of an evolution

As businesses continue to push transformation agendas, we’re seeing a wide range of strategies and outcomes, yet most enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy.

In fact, hybrid cloud is one key aspect of transforming with purpose — not just implementing new platforms and technologies without direction, but rather making thoughtful change that serves the needs of the business.

Learn more about how hybrid cloud supports purposeful transformation in this ebook.