Introduction
Unlocking the Secrets of the Hybrid Cloud Leaders
A successful hybrid cloud strategy supports the business transformation agenda. Is yours working?
Introduction
Unlocking the Secrets of the Hybrid Cloud Leaders
A successful hybrid cloud strategy supports the business transformation agenda. Is yours working?
Is your Hybrid Cloud strategy working?
For years, companies have been investing in new technologies, cultivating their culture, and transforming their processes in the race to get ahead of the competition.
The pandemic was a hurdle nobody saw coming. For many businesses it was a disruption too far. Others just about managed to keep going. But some powered ahead.
What made them different? How did they turn this crisis into an opportunity? And how can their success be replicated?
New research from Fujitsu shows that it was their hybrid cloud strategies that set these businesses apart.
When the pandemic hit, a small group (33%) of companies in Fujitsu's survey were able to use their hybrid clouds to build their resilience and accelerate toward their business transformation goals.
Is your Hybrid Cloud strategy working?
For years, companies have been investing in new technologies, cultivating their culture, and transforming their processes in the race to get ahead of the competition.
The pandemic was a hurdle nobody saw coming. For many businesses it was a disruption too far. Others just about managed to keep going. But some powered ahead.
What made them different? How did they turn this crisis into an opportunity? And how can their success be replicated?
New research from Fujitsu shows that it was their hybrid cloud strategies that set these businesses apart.
When the pandemic hit, a small group (33%) of companies in Fujitsu's survey were able to use their hybrid clouds to build their resilience and accelerate toward their business transformation goals.
Hybrid Cloud Leaders excel in four ways, they:
These are the four pillars of a successful hybrid cloud strategy:
1.
Align their hybrid cloud strategies with their business-wide transformation agendas
Alignment
2.
Evolve their hybrid cloud management to facilitate growth and reduce risk
Proactivity
3.
Empower their talent to maximize value from the next-generation hybrid cloud
Talent
4.
Deploy emerging technologies seamlessly and at scale
Tech
Hybrid Cloud Leaders excel in four ways, they:
1. Align their hybrid cloud strategies with their business-wide transformation agendas
2. Evolve their hybrid cloud management to facilitate growth and reduce risk
3. Empower their talent to maximize value from the next-generation hybrid cloud
4. Deploy emerging technologies seamlessly and at scale
These are the four pillars of a successful hybrid cloud strategy:
Alignment
Proactivity
Talent
Tech
The Hybrid Cloud Leaders are making their clouds work for them
Q. How effective is your organization at doing the following in your hybrid cloud environment? (Those answering effective and very effective)
Next, we find out more about each of the four pillars and what makes the Hybrid Cloud Leaders special. How can other companies catch up in the race to transform their businesses?
The Hybrid Cloud Leaders are making their clouds work for them
Q. How effective is your organization at doing the following in your hybrid cloud environment? (Those answering effective and very effective)
Next, we find out more about each of the four pillars and what makes the Hybrid Cloud Leaders special. How can other companies catch up in the race to transform their businesses?
Who are the Hybrid Cloud Leaders?
In the research, the Hybrid Cloud Leaders say that their hybrid cloud strategy has:
1. Accelerated their business transformation, and
2. Given them the resilience to withstand the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
This group makes up 33% of our total sample.
The remaining two-thirds of the sample are Hybrid Cloud Followers. These are the companies that did not agree with these two statements.
About the research
In partnership with Longitude, a Financial Times company, Fujitsu surveyed 300 senior executives about their hybrid cloud strategies.
The respondents represented companies from:
The Four Pillars
Pillar 1: Alignment
Align hybrid cloud strategy with the business-wide transformation agenda
Pillar 2: Proactivity
Evolving hybrid cloud management to facilitate growth and reduce risk
Pillar 3: Talent
Empowering talent to maximize value from next-generation hybrid cloud
Pillar 4: Tech
Deploying emerging technologies seamlessly and at scale
Pillar 1: Alignment
Align hybrid cloud strategy with the business-wide transformation agenda
Pillar 2: Proactivity
Evolving hybrid cloud management to facilitate growth and reduce risk
Pillar 3: Talent
Empowering talent to maximize value from next-generation hybrid cloud
Pillar 4: Tech
Deploying emerging technologies seamlessly and at scale
Download the full global research study
