Cloud Computing

Move from Legacy to Cloud

Information Technology (IT) has historically been in the forefront of innovation. Applications fueled business growth and supported its key processes and operations. However, over time, many companies’ IT landscapes have become cluttered with obsolete IT systems and applications that no longer deliver full value to the business.

Most CIOs realize that large-scale modernization projects are needed to simplify the functionality of existing applications; to reduce the amount of old technology; and to bring new, more effective applications into the business. In our survey of IT executives, 85% of respondents state that their application portfolios are in need of modernization. This suggests that mission-critical applications implemented using outdated technology must be either retired or revised and updated to increase efficiency.

As budgets become more constricted, the focus of application strategy shifts from innovation to cost cutting. Cost is a key barrier to all modernization initiatives, and it is often difficult to demonstrate fast Return on Investment (ROI) to get the business buy-in. A growing number of IT executives are treating application retirement as an essential step in the lifecycle, and they are adopting new practices for reviewing and modernizing their application landscapes.

Cloud computing helps you to bring down cost of implementation and roll out new systems cheaper and faster. For truly agile supply chain management, cloud computing is a potential game-changer.