INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cloud
Choosing the
right cloud for
your enterprise
In the computer animated science fiction comedy
“Cloudy with a chance of Meat Balls”, I see a
parallel to the widespread dilemma that we face
today – that of deciding the approach for the
“Right Cloud Solution”, writes Sanjay Ahuja, VP of
Sales, Middle East & Africa at AGC Networks.
T
he Cloud really has lived
up to its hype of being an
industry disrupter and one of
blockbuster proportion at that! It is
no secret that the Cloud is impacting
the business world to varying degrees,
irrespective of the industry vertical.
The problem isn’t just that the cloud
is a disruptive technology. Today, the
CIO has to navigate the organisation
through Public, Private and Hybrid
clouds and then there are the IaaS,
SaaS and PaaS dimensions.
While on one hand there are benefits
of agility, flexibility, lower TCO,
Innovation and CapEx reduction,
there are the challenges of data
ownership and security, regulatory
compliance, SLA enforcement,
customisation etc., on the other. The
CIO is required to navigate through all
aspects of the cloud and land “Digital
Transformation” safely and securely.
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TODAY, THE CIO
HAS TO NAVIGATE
THE ORGANISATION
THROUGH PUBLIC,
PRIVATE AND HYBRID
CLOUDS AND THEN
THERE ARE THE IAAS,
SAAS AND PAAS
DIMENSIONS
Complicating matters further is
the fact that everyone is taking a
radically different approach to cloud
implementations, and this is in
addition to the on-premise offerings
of the Cloud Service Providers!
The rapid pace at which these are
being rolled out is what adds to