LIFT YOUR BUSINESS INTO THE CLOUD

The cloud is at peak centralisation right now, as computing becomes embedded in everything and the physical and digital worlds converge, transforming how we interact with people, places, and objects.

In this summarised article, you can read more about why you should take your business to the cloud, what benefits it can bring, and what you should think about before starting your journey.  

Motivations for moving to the cloud

Cloud adoption is driven by various business motivations. It’s likely that several apply at the same time. We use these three categorizations as a starting point to help generate ideas about which motivations are relevant. From there, we can prioritize and assess the potential impacts of delivering on these motivations. 

1. Critical business events

  • Datacenter exit
  • Merger acquisition or divestiture
  • Reduction in capital expenses
  • End of support for mission-critical technologies
  • Response to regulatory compliance changes
  • New data sovereignty requirements
  • Reduction of disruptions and improvement of IT stability
  • Reduce carbon footprint

1. Critical business events

  • Datacenter exit
  • Merger acquisition or divestiture
  • Reduction in capital expenses
  • End of support for mission-critical technologies
  • Response to regulatory compliance changes
  • New data sovereignty requirements
  • Reduction of disruptions and improvement of IT stability
  • Reduce carbon footprint

2. Innovation

  • Preparation for new technical capabilities
  • Building new technical capabilities
  • Scaling to meet market demands
  • Scaling to meet geographic demands
  • Improved customer experience and engagements
  • Transformation of products or services
  • Market disruption with new products or services
  • Democratization and/or self-service evironments

2. Innovation

  • Preparation for new technical capabilities
  • Building new technical capabilities
  • Scaling to meet market demands
  • Scaling to meet geographic demands
  • Improved customer experience and engagements
  • Transformation of products or services
  • Market disruption with new products or services
  • Democratization and/or self-service evironments

3. Migration

  • Cost savings
  • Reduction in vendor or technical complexity
  • Optimization of internal operations
  • Increase in business agility
  • Preparation for new technical capabilities
  • Scaling to meet market demands
  • Scaling to meet geographic demands
  • Integration of complex IT portfolio

 

Bjørnar

"Cloud technology is important for modern businesses because it can be used to create new commercial opportunities as it provides access to a broad spectrum of technical functionality, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced data platforms."

Bjørnar Engebretsen

Director, Cloud and Application Services

Avoid the pitfalls of cloud migration

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Industry 4.0 – a data-driven transformation fueled by cloud technology

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Industry 4.0 in short

The term ‘industry 4.0’ is used to refer to the fourth industrial revolution, which is happening at this very moment. Technology is developing at a fast pace, and the internet, manufacturing and products are merging. Physical products and processes are being connected to sensors and digitalised. Data volumes are increasing and data is being stored in the cloud, creating virtually limitless opportunities for analysis.

The sky's the limit

Cloud services have revolutionised how businesses, industry and society process and store data. Information stored in the cloud is always available everywhere, and the storage space available is virtually limitless. In a cloud-based and code-based world, work processes are far more flexible and offer much greater security via automated, encrypted and intelligent solutions. Going from being a local company to a global organisation is no longer a utopian dream, and processing power is no longer a limitation.

7 business outcomes of cloud migration

There are many benefits when migrating to or innovating in the cloud. We have summarised the seven most important here.

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