The Doppler Effect
Have you ever heard of the tipping point? It
multi-cloud). The added complexity makes
is when we seem to do more of something
governance and management in multi-
to a point we become overwhelmed. That is
cloud environments critical.
what is going on in the world of cloud computing right now.
Better Cloud Economics
So what is the cloud’s tipping point? It is the
ity for financial metrics on cloud environ-
point when the number of cloud services,
ments. Companies are ill equipped to com-
workloads, and datasets, get too cumber-
pare current data center costs with
some to control manually.
projected cloud savings and thus, unable to
While many argue about where the tipping
point is, for most it is between 100 and 500
Today, enterprises lack end-to-end visibil-
analyze historical trends as a comparison
and predictor of future savings.
cloud applications, cloud services, or data
Real-time Compliance Monitoring
sets residing in the cloud. Your tipping
Managing ongoing compliance in the cloud
point is something you do not want to find
is a monumental task and most enterprises
after the fact.
lack a holistic view of their regulatory and
Preparing for the tipping point means automating things you’ve yet to automate and
setting up stringent governance and compliance services. So, what is the reasoning
behind this?
Improved Security
Cloud security breaches happen weekly, and
take prominent place in national news. Fortunately, the right governance and compli-
corporate compliance posture. Furthermore, today’s compliance processes and
tools were designed for data centers, and
can’t keep up with the rapid evolution of
cloud environments.
On page 56 we discuss these considerations
in depth, and explore how new managed
services solutions are helping enterprises
thrive after their tipping point.
ance strategy improves security and reduces
The call to action is for you to prepare for
risk.
your tipping point now. This means placing
Streamlined Decision Making
The lack of a permanent decision-making
and governing body results in a great deal
of latency in the time it takes to make the
decisions necessary to adopt cloud at scale.
Simplifying Multi-Cloud
the tools and automation within your cloud
computing solution to insure that security,
compliance, and control of cloud services
are in place to allow you to scale.
If you find your tipping point next year, let
us know. We’ll make sure it doesn’t tip back.
Most enterprises are actively deploying
multi-cloud environments with varying
degrees of success (see page 76 for our rec-
David Linthicum
ommendations on how best to approach
SVP, Cloud Technology Partners
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