Cloud Computing can be so much more more than just a model for elastic workloads, cost reduction, capital preservation and improved IT efficiency. Cloud computing is evolving and had the opportunity to be a major driver for the enterprise in innovation and opening up new business segments and markets. But to achieve all this its imperative to have a mature and well defined 'Enterprise Cloud Strategy'. A strategy with the ability to consider additional and potential benefits as part of it's target state.

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Benefits of a Cloud First Strategy
Mike Watson (Enterprise Cloud Strategist)
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2. Benefits of a ‘Cloud First’ Strategy
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Key understandings to account.
• Expect ‘Cloud’ to become an integral part of an enterprise
• A catalyst and machine for business innovation and
modernisation
• Adoption of ‘Cloud’ is multiplying at an intense pace, in
many cases without IT approval!
• IT needs to present visionary insights into how to use
‘Cloud’ for improved business outcomes.
• Provide insight into ‘Cloud’ vendors
• Solution Evaluation
• Provide guidance on how to adopt ‘Cloud’ for strategic
advantage.
• ++++++

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Cloud is more than a model for
ELASTIC WORKLOADS
COST REDCUTION
CAPITAL PRESERVATION
IMPROVED IT EFFICIENCY

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Cloud Computing is evolving and has
the capacity to be a primary
candidate for business innovation

5. Key business and IT stakeholders
collaborating, brainstorming and key issues
• Can productivity be improved with ‘Cloud’
adoption
• Opportunity to eliminate IT queue
• What opportunities exist for innovation?
• New geographies that can be tapped for
opportunity?
• New services?
• Can the workforce be transformed for
greater collaboration and productivity?
• Where can we converge business and IT to
create faster and greater value?
• Do opportunities for experimentation exist
to tap into innovation?
Cloud
Social
Mobile Analytics
Sensors
SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
BPaaS
On Premise Off Premise

6. ECSF (Enterprise Cloud Strategy Framework
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Set Out The
Enterprise
Cloud
Vision
Single Out
Use Cases
Drive
Business
Innovation
Set Out
Business
Outcomes
and
Projected
ROI
Research
Opportuniti
es for
Cloud as a
UtilityCatalogue
the Cloud
Ecosystem
Decide and
Publish
Stakeholde
rs and
Involvemen
t
Establish
Metrics
Establish
Governanc
e
Establish
Roadmaps
Cloud
Social
Mobile Analytics
Sensors
Initial Planning
Enterprise
Capabilities and
Cloud Vision
Baseline and
define the
future state
business
architecture
Gap Analysis
and Transition
Planning
Implementation
Planning
The first step towards understanding the
business value of cloud computing is to
explore the expectations or elements of
an effective strategy
Following a life cycle of your enterprise
cloud adoption ensures investments in
clouds are meaningful and positively impact
your organization
Enterprises Expectancy of an
Plausible Enterprise Strategy Lifecycle of your Enterprise Adoption Strategy