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For businesses looking for a source of competitive advantage in today’s crowded marketplace, there’s really no better way to get it than through data center transformation. If you can streamline your company’s whole approach to data – how you store it, access it, use it, and manage it – you’ll be in prime position to get ahead.
For this reason, many business leaders nowadays are making the choice to invest in cloud solutions. It’s a proven formula for success in the 21st century – if you take your IT budget and allocate it toward moving your data out of your old legacy systems, you’ll find it’s well worth the investment. For every $1 you spend, you could easily reap $5 in benefits.
One question remains, though – what’s the best way to allocate that money? It’s not as simple as just tossing a pile of cash into the “cloud” bucket and calling it a day. To really achieve success with cloud migration, you’ve got to have a carefully orchestrated budgeting strategy.
Opinions vary on what exactly that means. It might depend on the type of business you’re running – for example, Spiceworks found that in 2020, larger companies will devote a greater portion of their budgets to large-scale solutions like Desktop as a Service, which enable them to cover a wide range of cloud needs in one giant fell swoop.
If you’re running a smaller company, however, that might not work. In fact, Spiceworks found that a grand total of 14 different types of cloud solutions are each responsible for at least 3% of the average company’s cloud budget. Here’s a breakdown of all 14:
So that’s the list. The question is – which of the above cloud endeavors are most applicable to your needs? As you start shaping your IT budget for 2020, you may decide to focus on just one of these initiatives, or a handful of them, or maybe all 14. The choice is yours.
But if you need some help, we’re there for you. At Zones, we have a team of experts who know all about the challenges of cloud migration. We can use our battle-tested approach – starting with our Cloud Assessments, then progressing to a wide range of potential cloud solutions – and draw up a plan that works for you. With the right cloud strategy, your business can drive growth, innovation, and ultimately a more robust bottom line. Allow us to get you started.
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