So, you’ve defined your cloud strategy, developed the business plan, published your cloud application roadmap, and got buy-in from all the stakeholders. Now comes the hard part – selecting your cloud service providers and partners!
Many companies are finding out the hard way that while the cloud is a simple concept, beneath the billows lays a complex application delivery chain with many hidden dependencies and unforeseen business risks. And with the business demanding faster and faster ‘time-to-value’, you have less time to do more, often without good information. The net result is your risk of choosing the wrong cloud service provider is significant. It could even reduce or eliminate the planned business benefits and ROI.
So how can you ensure that your selection process for cloud service providers and partners is fast but well-informed, based on reliable data and mitigates the risk of hidden surprises?
Join EMA and Compuware in this webinar and discover:
• Where to find reliable, actionable data on CSP performance and availability
• What factors you should take into account that are unique to you
• Whether SLAs matter when it comes to selecting a CSP
• How to identify hidden dependencies and unforeseen risks
• How to do cost-effective, real-world performance testing of CSPs
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Application Development Dominate
Which changes has your org made/anticipate to rethink and/or
redirect the original cloud initiative?
Changes in process and process flows 47%
Changes in management technology adoption
41%
for provisioning services managing…
Changes in application development and
40%
design
Changes in management technology adoption
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for service performance management
Changes in how services are accounted for
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from a cost perspective
Changes in how cloud and/or virtualization
36%
deployments are initiated
Changes in how cloud and/or virtualization
33%
initiatives are measured for effectiveness
Changes in organizational ownership 26%
Other (Please specify) 1%
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Additional Resources Available To Download
SUMMARY OF EMA “OPERATIONALIZING COMPUWARE PAPER “THE WORLD IS NOT FLAT: HOW
CLOUD” REPORT APPLICATION LOCATION INFLUENCES USER EXPERIENCE
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