Neil Evans, CTO EMEA of UNICOM Global, explores key factors that make hybrid cloud infrastructure a natural way forward for many businesses in the post-pandemic landscape
By Neil Evans
There’s no doubt that the pandemic dramatically accelerated cloud adoption. It broke the deadlock, with many firms that were hesitant or holding off from embracing the cloud quickly forced to move to the other side of the fence. They had no choice because in many cases their on-premises infrastructure could not cope with the majority of employees suddenly needing to access applications to work from home during COVID lockdowns. Similarly, with physical business locations—including retail stores—closed, companies resorted to the cloud to scale up IT to support e-commerce operations and online customer service.
Microsoft, for example, did a lot of business in enabling the shift to the cloud via its Azure cloud computing platform. Organizations that were using Office365 applications could be easily supported by Microsoft’s Azure cloud offering, with Microsoft Active Directory allowing users to sign in securely from home just as they would in the office.
Security reassurances
Security reassurances
Kick-starting transformation journeys
Kick-starting transformation journeys
Moving core applications to the cloud
Moving core applications to the cloud
Hybrid cloud is the preferred choice
Hybrid cloud is the preferred choice
High cloud bills and overconsumption
High cloud bills and overconsumption
Hybrid cloud is the natural state of affairs
Hybrid cloud is the natural state of affairs
A hybrid future
A hybrid future
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