CLOUD & EDGE
“ Of course , anything with opportunities always brings challenges ”
PAUL GOWANS GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF 5G , VIAVI SOLUTIONS
Managed cloud services and using cloud technologies to their full potential Utilising managed cloud services can give businesses an invaluable competitive edge , as they are able to deploy the cloud at speed , with precision , and across all the key areas of their business .
“ Like it or not , cloud services are now an essential part of business operations ”, Lucas states .
One of the primary benefits of using managed cloud services is the way that it allows businesses to navigate the complexity of the cloud to a remarkably high degree of success .
“ The main advantage of opting for managed cloud services is that it allows the pros of cloud solutions to be maximised for each individual business ,” explains Fabrizio Garrone , the Enterprise Solution Director at Aruba Enterprise .
“ By opting for a managed cloud solution , companies can easily grow in whichever way is most optimal for them – be it horizontally by adding or removing cloud servers as needed , or vertically by increasing or reducing the individual parts of a server – and adapt their IT infrastructure according to their needs at any time .”
These services enable teams to tap into all of these benefits without having to invest the extensive costs and time needed to reach the level of training that would otherwise be required .
“ The cloud is not a panacea , right ? It doesn ’ t fix everything . If you have a poorly designed , overly complex or overly integrated system on-prem , it ' s still going to be a poorly designed , overly complex and overly integrated system in the cloud , too ,” advises Cris Downey , the Director of Technology Services at Rotary International .
“ People without the right skill sets , not settling the processes or poor security practices are just going to be exacerbated when they ' re in the cloud .”
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