With adoption escalating, cloud will have an increasingly profound impact on IT departments across the board. However, merely moving key services to the cloud isn’t enough to compete. It is critical to proactively prepare for the fundamental changes that the cloud will bring to technology, processes and people.
The following internal adjustments are required:
- Integrate the cloud with current internal infrastructure.
- Adjust and realign business and functional processes.
- Evaluate, establish and eliminate appropriate staff and roles.
IT needs to be flexible and prepared for deeper cloud integration and the changes that come with it. To get there, IT should eliminate traditional bias, recognize the signs when IT organizational change is needed, and adjust future decision making processes.