The 2016 State of Cloud IT Report by BetterCloud The Cloud Changes Everything Work as we know it is transforming. Today, all businesses are technology enabled, regardless of size, industry, or location. But merely using technology no longer guarantees you remain competitive. As digital natives flood the global workforce, businesses are met with a decision: resist new norms or provide the latest technology to their employees. We are in the midst of a technological shift not seen since the launch of Microsoft Office and the invention of the Internet. The world of IT is at a tipping point, and at the center are IT professionals experiencing once-in-a-career shifts in their roles and responsibilities. For years, IT has been mischaracterized as solely an internal support team; if something breaks, IT is there with the fix. In 2016, IT professionals are beginning to offload their routine work to cloud software and service providers, giving them more time to focus on strategic work. The skills required to be a successful IT professional in the modern, cloud-first workplace are far different than they once were. Cloud IT is coming of age, and it’s going to affect every organization and IT professional in the world, much faster than you think.

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8. According to Gartner, “By 2020,
a corporate ‘no-cloud’ policy will
be as rare as a ‘no-Internet’
policy is today.”
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10. By 2020, millennials will form
50% of the global workforce.

12. Modern Workplace:
(n.) A professional environment where
employees are enabled and encouraged
to use the latest technology to stay
engaged and productive

13. Why are companies adopting a modern workplace?

14. There are two types of IT environments
powering today’s workplaces.
Heterogenous
Environments
Homogenous
Environments1 2

17. But in reality, cloud IT is increasing
infrastructure complexity as more
solutions enter the market and technology
becomes easier to access. This is leading to
the rise of heterogenous environments.

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Cloud application adoption is
exploding as more companies shift
to heterogeneous environments
and cloud applications become
easier to procure.

22. But because cloud applications are
easy to buy and install, end users are
acting without the assistance of IT.
This is known as shadow IT.

24. The IT community has differing views on shadow IT.

25. Regardless, IT professionals agree that
cloud application growth is inevitable.

26. Cloud Applications Growth
by size segment

27. Cloud Applications Growth
by average employee population age range

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29. There are two core messaging and collaboration platforms
with which nearly all cloud applications integrate.

30. When organizations adopt cloud
office systems, they save money
and increase productivity.

31. Cloud Office Systems

32. Cloud Office Systems

33. The two primary cloud office systems
come from two different worlds.

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36. Both Google and Microsoft want to
dominate the cloud office space.

37. After the analysis of
40,000 public
organizations,
Gartner found that
13.5% currently use
Google for Work or
Office 365 for email.
There is tremendous room
for growth for both
Microsoft and Google.

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39. Once an organization decides to
adopt a cloud office system,
the work has only just begun.

40. For organizations
that have been
around for years,
executives and
IT professionals
have many
important factors
to consider.

41. IT must
reevaluate
everything.

42. The process of moving to a cloud office system is an
enormous endeavor.
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43. How organizations
move to the cloud
depends on factors like
organization size,
infrastructure
complexity, whether
or not they use a
partner, industry
regulations, prior
platform, and more.

44. As for how IT rolls out cloud office
systems to end users, there’s no
one-size-fits-all approach.

46. For startups, the decision to start in
the cloud is becoming the norm.
of organizations founded in
the last two years were
born in the cloud.

47. With lower upfront costs, cloud office systems
make startup expenses more manageable.

48. The cloud presents new and unique challenges to all
companies, from large enterprises to startups.
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49. Companies that
work with partners
are larger, have
existed longer, and
are more likely to be
satisfied with their
cloud office system.

50. The move to cloud IT is affecting
one person more than anyone else:
the modern IT professional.

51. The Modern IT Professional

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IT organizational structures and
responsibilities are changing.

53. How are
IT teams
adapting to
cloud IT?
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54. In typical on-premises
environments, IT spends most of
their time on routine tasks.

55. As organizations adopt more cloud applications, IT
professionals save time by automating or offloading
routine tasks.

56. The shift away from routine work signifies
the beginning of the Golden Age of IT.

57. Old tasks New tasksvs

58. We asked 1,500 IT professionals one question…
Since moving to the cloud, what
can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?
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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?
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60. Effectively Train Users and Manage Change
How to

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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?

62. Become Business Enablers
How to

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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?

64. Take Advantage of Integrations
How to

65. “
I can focus more on
strengthening our
network security.”
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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?

66. Tackle Security in the Cloud
How to

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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?

68. Take On a More Strategic Role
How to

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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?

70. Leverage Data to Gather Meaningful Insights
How to

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What can you now focus on that you
previously didn’t have time for?

72. Prepare for The Golden Age of IT
How to

73. We are witnessing the birth of the next
generation of IT. There is an
opportunity for IT to revolutionize how
end users work and organizations
operate.
IT is more important today than at any other time in history. In
five year’s time, we’ll be able to say the same thing.