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The value of the cloud scales with the value
that its agility brings to your business.
The faster you need to change, the more
valuable it will be.
What’s more difficult to quantify is the value of countless ideas and projects that are
started, only to be stalled or placed lower on the priority list because by the time the
resources are provisioned three to six months later, other initiatives have taken priority.
With the agility of the cloud, projects can be conceived, provisioned and deployed within
24 hours - allowing for real-time planning and execution.
Uncovering the Real Costs & Benefits of Cloud
Most cloud ROI calculations don’t factor in agility or fully capture the costs of poorly uti-
lized hardware. While charts illustrating the differences between CapEx vs. OpEx are rel-
evant to the potential value of cloud, a more complex assessment is necessary to reveal
the full picture.
In the following pages, we go beyond simple CapEx vs. OpEx decisions and explore how
leading enterprises are calculating their true value of cloud.
Key Themes to Remember
1. Cloud delivers both tactical and strategic value - so analyze hard and soft costs separately.
2. Quantify the value of agility as it may be your greatest overlooked driver for cloud adoption.
3. The value of cloud varies greatly depending on the enterprise and the industry. While some companies achieve
near 50% cost savings, others only achieve 10%. This is typically a good indication that value is there and must
be explored.
4. Focus on economics early in the cloud adoption journey and involve members of the financial team throughout
the analysis. Organizations that are proactive in identifying their cloud ROI streamline their cloud initiatives
and achieve greater success.
5. Identify what the key drivers are for your organization to adopt the cloud:
• Is there a mandate to reduce costs?
• Are you losing market share to competitors because of your inability to rapidly develop and deploy
applications?
• Have you experienced outages that are damaging your reputation in the industry?
• Are you in need of more advanced, and cheaper, business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities?
• Are you interested in expanding your global footprint and nervous about the latency in your current
environment?
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