According to Gartner, within the next five years, distributed cloud will become the standard IT infrastructure, with adoption rates among enterprises predicted to be 75%. Its reasoning is that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML), automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) will require applications and data to be dispersed across multiple sites, …
While there’s a lot written about the benefits of migrating to the cloud – cost savings, scalability, agility, security and access to the latest tools and applications, etc., there’s little detail about how enterprises are actually leveraging the cloud. To shed some light on the matter, this post will look at what some of the …
One of the key attractions driving migration today is how the cloud can help transform the customer experience. The cloud-based technologies now available to businesses can be used to improve trust, engagement and customer satisfaction: increasing loyalty, conversions and, ultimately, the bottom line. Indeed, according to Bloomfire, the need to improve customer experience has never …
eCommerce is becoming increasingly reliant on sophisticated technologies. Aside from needing to host large, fast-loading websites, today’s online retailers are making use of data analytics and artificial intelligence to help them with everything from procurement to after-sales. Finding the right hosting solution that meets their growing needs and future ambitions can be a challenge, however, …
Both the cloud and dedicated servers offer formidable computing resources and neither of them is inherently better than the other. The answer to which is the best one to use depends entirely upon the task an enterprise wants to carry out. To help you make an informed decision, this article will look at the key …
Cloud computing has become an indispensable resource for enterprises and an integral element of digital transformation. Providing a secure environment in which to store, manage and process vast quantities of data, it offers considerable savings compared to on-site datacentres as well as unlimited scalability and the potential to deploy technologies such as AI, ML and …
The expense of running and securing in-house IT systems means enterprises are increasingly migrating their applications to the cloud. A dilemma facing many companies is whether to opt for a private or public cloud solution. Here, we examine that choice from a security perspective, explaining which is the best choice for data security. The inherent …
These are challenging times for startups. While your company is warming up on the start line, your competitors are already racing ahead. To succeed, you’ll need to catch them up. Adopting cloud technology from the outset is one of the key ways to achieve this. It provides the IT resources and infrastructure to accelerate your …
For those that remain undecided about cloud IT, it is worth considering why over 85% of enterprises have already migrated at least some of their services to it. Beyond its money-saving opportunities, cloud migration is an investment in the transformational technologies that can drive a company forward and deliver a significant ROI. A cost-cutting solution …
Digital transformation is essential for enterprises wanting to remain competitive in the modern marketplace and as digital leaders are aware, the adoption of cloud computing plays a central role in that transformation. The cloud not only opens the doors to a wide range of valuable opportunities; it also delivers value for money, enabling companies to …
