The Doppler Quarterly Spring 2018 | Page 78

Where Leaders Excel Cloud leaders shine when it comes to transparency and established best prac- tices. Unlike their less successful counterparts, they have a vision — coupled with the discipline necessary to make that vision a reality. They outpace the laggards when it comes to automation and forecasting, as previously shown. However, the practices that really set cloud leaders apart are their ability to understand workloads, calculate costs, conduct cloud availability planning, clearly define roles, and maintain transparency. Here are the most common best practices of the high achievers: Understanding of the Workloads that are Running in the Cloud 64 % LAGGARDS LEADERS 97 % LEADERS 95 % LEADERS 94 % Conduct Cloud Availability 62 % LAGGARDS Calculate Costs on a Pre-Business Group Basis 69 % LAGGARDS Have a Clearly Defined Cloud 62 % 76 | THE DOPPLER | SPRING 2018 LAGGARDS LEADERS 94 %