{"id":25500,"date":"2021-07-09T20:50:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T20:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/?p=25500"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:10:34","slug":"3-ways-businesses-can-use-cloud-computing-to-the-fullest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/bigdata-cloud\/3-ways-businesses-can-use-cloud-computing-to-the-fullest\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Businesses Can Use Cloud Computing To The Fullest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25500\" class=\"elementor elementor-25500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f97f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f97f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4491f75\" data-id=\"4491f75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c4a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c4a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud computing is the anytime, anywhere delivery of IT services like compute, storage, networking, and application software over the internet to end-users. The underlying physical resources, as well as processes, are masked to the end-user, who accesses only the files and apps they want.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458c561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"458c561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies (usually) pay for only the cloud computing services they use, making it an excellent solution for businesses looking to:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542d3bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"542d3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Streamline IT processes\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Scale their operations<\/li>\n<li>Speed up their workflows<\/li>\n<li>Lower operational costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfe149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dfe149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past decade, the cloud has replaced workstations with a hardware-software combination in corporate IT networks as the default solution for big and small businesses alike. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/radar\/cloud-adoption-in-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">study by O&#8217;Reilly<\/a>, 88% of companies now use the cloud in one form or another. What\u2019s more, the overwhelming majority of them plan to move more of their workloads to the cloud in the next year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed34cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed34cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That said, cloud computing models come with their fair share of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/bigdata-cloud\/ten-myths-about-cloud-computing\/\">complexities and myths<\/a>. So, learning how to choose, implement, manage, and navigate the right solution is necessary in order to meet the business objectives behind your cloud migration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c4f9a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c4f9a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf42875\" data-id=\"bf42875\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f71d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3f71d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Choose The Right Deployment Model<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b718be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b718be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90d5f28\" data-id=\"90d5f28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06681f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06681f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are three major cloud deployment models: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutanix.com\/theforecastbynutanix\/technology\/battle-of-the-clouds-private-vs-public-vs-hybrid\" rel=\"noopener\">public, private, and hybrid<\/a>. Without knowing the intricacies and benefits of these different architectures, you won\u2019t be able to deploy the ideal environment that works best for <em>your<\/em> organization. Let\u2019s take a quick look at the basics:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cd612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90cd612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Public cloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f298d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f298d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most office productivity applications across different business functions are now available on SaaS platforms provided by the behemoths Microsoft (Azure), Google (Google Cloud), and Amazon (AWS).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e987e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e987e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These public cloud plans come in t-shirt type packages for companies with varying requirements, which enables you to get started quickly with applications that scale with your business. Data is created and stored on the public cloud provider\u2019s server, so you have no need to buy, maintain, or upgrade hardware resources. Thus, the public cloud is ideal for startups and small businesses that can\u2019t invest a lot of capital upfront in technology infrastructure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124e982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"124e982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Private cloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ceb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ceb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Private cloud models minimize security risks because the underlying infrastructure is solely owned by one company, and only a select pool of individuals get access to the data stored in its repository. This is ideal for companies that operate in industries that need a high level of regulatory compliance \u2013 such as health, finance, and telecom \u2013 when it comes to data and privacy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec08ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec08ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regardless of the data centre\u2019s geographic location, you (or your managed service provider) control the hardware and software configuration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e1533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87e1533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hybrid cloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bc02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20bc02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A hybrid cloud environment provides the best of both worlds, as you can pick and choose the features from private or public models and create a combination that best meets the needs of your business. With this option, you benefit from more robust privacy and security for business-critical applications, while saving costs and adding flexibility for routine workloads.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecc933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ecc933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Naturally, a hybrid cloud system is more complex to implement, and there are various <a href=\"https:\/\/jaxenter.com\/hybrid-cloud-environments-173977.html\" rel=\"noopener\">challenges in deploying it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5387615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5387615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Community cloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a400e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a400e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixnap.com\/blog\/community-cloud\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u201ccommunity cloud\u201d<\/a> is an extension of the private model; it has a \u201cmulti-tenancy\u201d structure where the infrastructure is shared by multiple group companies or subsidiaries of the same parent organization. As a result, they get the security and customizability of private clouds with the flexibility and cost scalability of public clouds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f83092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f83092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Multicloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3766a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3766a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another concept is a \u201cmulti-cloud,\u201d which is a collection of multiple cloud systems (usually public) from different vendors working together under a single architecture. If it involved multiple public as well as private clouds, it would fall under the hybrid category. A simple example is an enterprise that uses separate providers for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services. It can also be taken to mean an architecture with cloud-native applications that use component services from different cloud providers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cb490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17cb490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whatever flavour of cloud you finalize, make sure you <a href=\"https:\/\/newrelic.com\/blog\/best-practices\/best-cloud-infrastructure-automation-tools\" rel=\"noopener\">automate your cloud infrastructure<\/a> with the right tools in order to complete a swift migration and face minimal obstacles in configuration or operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e7ebad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e7ebad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c54226\" data-id=\"2c54226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d2cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80d2cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Strategize for Business Growth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-847bf7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"847bf7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65cf64c\" data-id=\"65cf64c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd21c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd21c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Picking a suitable deployment model will only take you so far. Nearly 60% of respondents to the Flexera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexera.com\/blog\/cloud\/cloud-computing-trends-2021-state-of-the-cloud-report\/\" rel=\"noopener\">State of the Cloud<\/a> survey categorized themselves as \u201cadvanced\u201d users of cloud systems, with heavy usage of cloud apps.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0db45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0db45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This makes it more likely than not that your organization is well past the beginner level with cloud usage. This means you need to look for ways to use more cloud apps and move more operations to the cloud without breaking the bank. While small businesses can probably get started with a simple pay-as-you-go subscriber service \u2013 Google Workspace being one of the most common examples \u2013 they will soon need to consider more complex cloud architectures, especially when they go beyond SaaS to PaaS and IaaS.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5dc493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5dc493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As your business grows, you need a decision framework to meet your unique needs. You must make sure that all the departments (and not just IT) understand why certain apps run in the cloud, and why your platforms and services have been deployed the way they are. For this, you need an effective cloud management strategy, which allows for continuous delivery, workflow automation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/newrelic.com\/blog\/best-practices\/what-is-modern-observability\" rel=\"noopener\">observability<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9533b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9533b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most notably, you&#8217;ll want to create a system that tracks the performance of your workloads, minimizes the need for human intervention, and enables unified management and easy administration of the whole cloud environment. Some of the biggest advantages of having <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudcomputing-news.net\/news\/2021\/jan\/29\/how-to-formulate-and-implement-a-cloud-management-strategy-a-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">an effective cloud management strategy<\/a> in place are:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1fc3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1fc3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cost savings: <\/strong>When you choose a private, public, or hybrid cloud, your strategy defines exactly what functionality you need, integrations with other software or external providers, and compliance for data storage or access. Armed with this information, you can negotiate better with cloud providers, and make sure you don\u2019t over-provision for resources you don\u2019t use. For instance, with private cloud workloads that peak in usage at predictable times, you can plan for \u201ccloud bursts\u201d \u2013 taking the additional data and application processing on to a public cloud for a specific duration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfa150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cfa150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Risk management and disaster recovery: <\/strong>Infrastructure downtime is as unavoidable as death and taxes. Your cloud computing strategy should define processes for instant switchover or incident response in the event of a hardware failure or a security breach. Again, you can spread your services over private and public clouds, with the former handling sensitive data and the latter being used for archives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951e5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"951e5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mitigating vendor lock-in: <\/strong>Contrary to popular perception, vendor lock-in for cloud systems isn\u2019t unavoidable. With a smart cloud strategy, you can plan for functionality, security, agility, and portability without fully committing to an architecture from a single vendor and using open source technology where sufficient.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d61c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d61c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Centralized management:<\/strong> The hallmark of true IT infrastructure management is the unification of different environments and legacy hardware and software with today\u2019s cloud-based applications. Make sure you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutanix.com\/theforecastbynutanix\/technology\/how-to-choose-the-perfect-cloud-management-platform\" rel=\"noopener\">implement a cloud management platform<\/a> that allows for \u201csingle pane of glass\u201d management, i.e., the provisioning (allocation) and deprovisioning of compute, storage, and network resources transparently across your entire application and database stacks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd44fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd44fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you don\u2019t have to worry about bloated costs or sudden disruptions to operations, you can focus on growing your business and increasing overall productivity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5408edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5408edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Transform the Customer Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59340ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59340ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A study titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchandmarkets.com\/reports\/4591884\/cloud-based-contact-center-market-growth\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud-based Contact Center Market<\/a>\u201d by Research and Markets found that 39% of contact centers in the UK have moved to the cloud already, while as many as 57% are planning to move in the next three years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedf6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eedf6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The stats speak for themselves. If you\u2019re wondering why the cloud is becoming the de facto IT infrastructure for businesses looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zendesk.com\/blog\/what-is-cx\/\" rel=\"noopener\">improve their customer experience<\/a>, here are some simple reasons:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1dd183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1dd183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>You can offer customers 24\/7 access to your services and products. Most ecommerce websites can now scale for sustained transactions.<\/li>\n<li>You can offer multichannel customer support, all of which are integrated with your website. A simple example is the ubiquitous chatbot, which lets your audience connect to you from your website or a social network such as Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>Some features of cloud computing facilitate easy personalization of the shopping experience by collecting, processing, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/consumer-tech\/personalized-customer-analytics-the-key-to-the-future\/\">analyzing big data in real time<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Customers get an experience that is consistent with other places on the web because of the standardization of cloud technology and user interfaces across vendors such as Google and Amazon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96f4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96f4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conjunction with AI and martech tools, you can use the cloud to enhance the customer experience by making every interaction personalized, hyper-focused, and user-centric. These days, major cloud vendors and SaaS providers offer platforms and tools with which companies can build and scale chatbots with first-party data. A common example is Google\u2019s Dialogflow:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c2f891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c2f891\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d80975\" data-id=\"3d80975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c096ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c096ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Silver Lining<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fbff34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fbff34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ee8e3c\" data-id=\"7ee8e3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8aa887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8aa887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past decade and a half, cloud computing has slowly but surely become the dominant technology platform. This is reflected in its near-universal adoption because of the operational efficiencies, cost efficiencies, and competitive advantage that it offers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628f5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628f5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While there\u2019s an abundance of features and benefits, there are still barriers to cloud adoption including complexity, security, compliance, and control. However, if you know your cloud, then these are really silver linings, not disadvantages, once you\u2019re on your way to full cloud adoption. The proof lies in the pudding \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/products\/platform\/best-practices\/benefits-of-cloud-computing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">a Salesforce study<\/a> reported that 94% of businesses saw an improvement in security after switching to the cloud, and 91% found it easier to meet government compliance requirements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c9390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c9390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By choosing the right cloud deployment model, implementing a well-thought out strategy, leveraging tech talent, and keeping your focus on your customers, you can scale your business, streamline operations, and increase profit margins with minimal fuss. 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