The document discusses the differences between traditional and digital IT, as well as the current state of cloud adoption. Traditional IT focuses on maintaining the status quo and fulfilling demands through ongoing costs, while digital IT aims to transform businesses through upfront capital costs and generating new demands. Today, cloud adoption has moved IT between horizontal and vertical structures, with many businesses now taking a cloud-centric approach to gain flexibility, scale, and reduce ongoing costs, though some still rely on on-premise IT due to concerns over expenses and functionality. The key message is that cloud adoption follows a similar pattern to the double helix model, shifting focus between traditional and transformative approaches.

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2 Speed IT
Digital vs Traditional
Traditional IT Digital IT
Status Quo
OPEX
Demand Fulfillment
Transformative
CAPEX
Demand Generation

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Cloud Juggernaut
Where are We Today
Traditional
In-House IT
Cloud
Centric IT
Transformative
Demand Generation
Performance & Scale
Price
OPEX Relief
Cloud Today
Status Quo
Demand Fulfillment
Flexibility & Scaleless
Convenience
Functionality
OPEX Grief
Key Message
• Cloud adoption in IT is similar to the Double Helix where IT moves
Back and forth from Horizontal to Vertical structures.

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