Effective innovation

with cloud

Cloud powers business agility

of senior executives who have pivoted their business strategy in the past three years say they couldn’t have done it without cloud

Cloud powers business agility

of senior executives who have pivoted their business strategy in the past three years say they couldn’t have done it without cloud

Which allows organizations to react to global challenges

of senior executives say cloud has helped them respond faster to geopolitical changes

say cloud has helped them respond faster to global supply chain issues

say cloud has helped them respond faster to rising inflation

Which allows organizations to react to global challenges

The leaders we spoke to are excited about the potential of new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI). But they know their organization won’t benefit from these innovations without the right cloud strategy.

of senior executives say cloud has helped them respond faster to geopolitical changes

say cloud has helped them respond faster to global supply chain issues

say cloud has helped them respond faster to rising inflation

Cloud is not just about infrastructure—it's a platform that's critical to business resilience and growth.

Kalyan Kumar

Global CTO & Head—Ecosystems HCLTech

Cloud is not just about infrastructure—it's a platform that's critical to business resilience and growth.

Kalyan Kumar

Global CTO & Head—Ecosystems HCLTech

But only if cloud’s potential is unlocked

of senior executives say their organization is only just beginning to unlock the potential of cloud

Executives in consumer services are most likely to say this

But only if cloud’s potential is unlocked

of senior executives say their organization is only just beginning to unlock the potential of cloud

Executives in consumer services are most likely to say this

Facing the challenges

of senior executives say skills shortages limit how effectively they use cloud

Executives in healthcare are most likely to say this

of senior executives say security and privacy risk is a top-three concern when using cloud to achieve business goals

Executives in IT are most likely to say this

of senior executives say lack of business-technology departmental alignment is a top-three concern when using cloud to achieve business goals

Executives in energy and utilities are most likely to say this

Facing the challenges

of senior executives say skills shortages limit how effectively they use cloud

Executives in healthcare are most likely to say this

of senior executives say security and privacy risk is a top-three concern when using cloud to achieve business goals

Executives in IT are most likely to say this

of senior executives say lack of business-technology departmental alignment is a top-three concern when using cloud to achieve business goals

Executives in energy and utilities are most likely to say this

The problem facing the industry is that there are lots of newly qualified people that come with the skills, but they lack experience.

Siki Giunta

Executive Vice President, CloudSMART, Offerings Strategy Industry Cloud Consulting HCLTech

The problem facing the industry is that there are lots of newly qualified people that come with the skills, but they lack experience.

Siki Giunta

Executive Vice President, CloudSMART, Offerings Strategy Industry Cloud Consulting HCLTech

Five actions to get the best from cloud

To get the best from cloud, businesses must:

Power an agile organization with cloud as a business platform

Build the right cloud culture

Break down departmental silos

Increase cloud awareness

Incorporate adoption of transformative technologies like AI into your cloud strategy