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Three Ways Enterprises Can Expand Cloud Computing Investment

By Sneha Bokil - August 24, 2020 3 Mins Read

Three Ways Enterprises Can Expand Cloud Computing Investment

There are a few ways in which organizations can ensure the highest RoI on their cloud computing investment

The cloud computing market is hugely competitive, and hence organizations need to consider factors including security, governance, and capability among others to know how to maximize cloud computing investment.

Here are the top three ways in which organizations can get maximum return on their cloud computing investment

  • Focus on partnerships

Enterprises can prioritize initiating collaboration with platforms and consulting services that can help in garnering the best out of the technology. Selecting suitable cloud collaboration solutions that offer integration within a single platform is essential.

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Moreover, it is necessary to grab the top potential partnerships as it will help them benefit from consultancy on several aspects of running their business. This could include enhancing customer experience, strengthening security, and maximizing investment. IT leaders can boost their cloud investment by having a solid cloud strategy that is driven by business.

If companies want to benefit from the pace of digital transformation, it is vital to make sure they have the network infrastructure to do so.

  • Look beyond the costs

IT leaders need to go beyond just focusing on only reducing the infrastructure cost and also, focus on the long term gains. They can look for targeted changes like how to drive efficiency and improve processes and utilize the cloud to launch new solutions. One of the most significant drivers of ROI is the cloud’s ability to scale horizontally or vertically.

  • Tracking performance

Enterprises also need to monitor performance regularly while investing in cloud computing. Besides scaling up, it is important also to optimize cloud usage and make smarter decisions on its deployment to make sure there is better performance at a lower cost.

One of the main benefits of the cloud model is its scalability- that enables IT leaders, to adjust the investment as per the demand. Other factors that are necessary while scaling down include conducting regular audits for systems, removing unused resources, and reviewing the quantity of data.

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When cloud providers manage a company’s infrastructure, they do not have a complete insight into the businesses’ specific needs. Hence, they are unable to fine-tune their offering for particular circumstances. Cloud solutions are generally designed to suit the vast majority of companies instead of focusing on individual needs, thereby costing organizations more money than they should. Ideally, there needs to be perfect coordination between a cloud services provider and the stakeholders of the client organization. This should actually be the foundation of a sound cloud investment!



AUTHOR

Sneha Bokil

Sneha Bokil is a Senior Editor with OnDot Media. She writes editorials on an array of topics ranging from IoT, AI, ML, and cloud computing, among others. She has over 9 years of experience in the field of content creation, where she has written on technology, both enterprise and consumer, and finance.

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