Article Written by Jerome Okutho, Nclouds
Are you currently thinking of using DevOps as a service cloud strategy within your
company? Don't know how to transition to a cloud solution? Keep reading and
you'll find an answer to all your questions.
Although cloud adoption is on the rise, a lot of
enterprises still struggle with creating a formal cloud strategy. According to
a recent study by IDC, just 3% of enterprise
executives define their cloud strategies as "optimized." Almost half of the
6,159 respondents in the survey said they use an opportunistic or ad hoc cloud
strategy.
The main reason why so many organizations are slow
to adopt a unified cloud strategy is that their software development, and IT
teams typically operate in silos. Ultimately, this leads to inefficient
processes and mismanaged resources.
The DevOps as a service
model solves this problem by making both teams work together. Not only does it
improve communication, but it also allows your company to deploy products at a
much faster rate than you would in a traditional Agile environment.
DevOps
as a Service: The benefits of an optimized cloud strategy
An optimized cloud strategy
has a direct impact a company's bottom line. Recent findings show that successfully
implementing a cloud strategy results in an average increase of $1.6 million in
revenue and a $1.2 million reduction in cost for every application a your
company deploys. In addition to cutting costs, a cloud solution also has the
following benefits:
Better agility
Cloud environments give you
the ability to provision computer resources quickly, which increases your
business' agility and security. Provisioning usually takes weeks or months in
typical IT shops, but with a fully optimized cloud solution, it could take as
little as a few minutes.
Increased productivity
Cloud environments also
make it easier for your employees to access critical applications anywhere and
at any time. This allows them to make better use of their time, which leads to
improved productivity.
Greater risk management
Moving your applications to
the cloud also reduces the cost associated with data recovery and downtime
because cloud platforms offer more reliable access to applications than
traditional IT systems.
Implementing
an optimized cloud strategy
Implementing an optimized
cloud strategy across your entire organization takes time. However, you can
save yourself a lot of headaches by following the right steps. Below are three
steps you should take when developing an effective cloud strategy for your
organization.
1. Create a governance strategy
A good governance strategy
will ensure that your organization establishes the right policies for managing
its cloud solutions. Governance also enables your company to stay compliant
with all regulatory measures and reduce instances of inefficient cloud usage.
With a robust governance strategy, you'll be able to determine who is
authorized to access a given cloud service. And the ways in which a cloud
solution can be applied to your organization.
2. Get your analytics right
You need to leverage
analytics tools such as Grapha and Statsd to ensure your cloud resources
operate efficiently. High-quality cloud analytics tools will tell you
everything you need to know about your cloud resource usage, and also give you
an insight into the cost and savings of your cloud services.
3. Leverage service partners
The last step in developing
an optimized cloud strategy is to partner with the right cloud services
provider. At nClouds, we offer industry-leading cloud solutions for complex
cloud architectures on AWS. We're experts at building fully automated
infrastructures that enforce consistency across all levels of your development
lifecycle and configuration management process.
We also use a variety of
open source and AWS tools and open source tools such as Docker, ECS, kubernetes,
Chef, and Ansible to drive growth for your company and improve the
collaboration between your software and IT teams.
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About the Author
Jerome Okutho is an
experienced content marketer at Nclouds cloud services, his articles focus on balancing informative with
cloud-related needs. nClouds uses a variety of open source and AWS tools to
drive growth for the company and improve the collaboration between software and
IT teams. Contact us today to discuss your next project.