weigh the value of each factor against others. Does the
company value performance over cost? Is it willing to pay a
little more for better latency or a slightly better customer
experience or end user experience, and sacrifice cost for
elasticity? Is it willing to pay more for this, less for that,
make sacrifices here to deliver optimal performances there?
Technology’s Role
Decisions about complex mixes of platforms and services
ultimately get made by people, following intense analysis
and lengthy debates. But technology tools can also play a
role in the process. With so many factors in play, and so
many nuances to consider in each individual company’s sit-
uation, CBOs are turning to tools that can apply some order
to what can often be a chaotic exercise.
At HPE we have automated IP to help you quickly deter-
mine your right mix. The process applies a weighted score
to each business factor, guardrail and other consideration
raised in the discovery process. This delivers a numerical
component that can provide clarity to the decision-making
process. If a customer is willing to sacrifice on cost to
achieve optimal performance, those factors are dialed to
their proper levels. If the client values security above all
else, it can dial up security and dial down other factors.
The results generated are directional in nature and provide
a consistent framework to ask the important questions.
They can help identify both low-hanging fruit and top
opportunities. If you look at 5,000 applications, we can help
provide justification to keep 1,000 on-premises, shift 2,000
to a private cloud and prep 2,000 more right away for
transport to a specific public cloud. You can build multiple
business cases that propose different mixes of services that
steer toward particular business outcomes.
Take Action
We all need help. Using automated IP is a great first step to
provide consistency to your vetting process and decision
tree for data and application placement.
No one succeeds at their cloud program building on an ad
hoc basis. Adding resources as they are needed with no
comprehensive plan will only lead to confusion and failure.
There needs to be a process in place to determine the right
fits for your particular organization. Working with an orga-
nizational construct like a Cloud Business Office and auto-
mated tools, cloud projects can and do succeed.
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