How smart is a Cloud first strategy?
A Cloud-first strategy is increasingly the first option for organisations, institutions and companies to make ICT more effective, safer and more affordable. However, practice shows that too narrow a scope when assessing various cloud applications leads to a sub-optimal ICT infrastructure. In this blog I explain how you can make the right choices and how you can use a Cloud-first strategy effectively. What exactly is a Cloud first strategy? A Cloud-first strategy means that you assess whether all ICT applications within your organization are suitable for the cloud. If a functionally and technically suitable cloud service solution is available in the market, it will be preferred. In the following – somewhat exaggerated – example I show what then happens in practice. A new IT solution is needed. According to the letter of the Cloud first strategy, it is first examined whether the desired solution is available as a cloud service. The cloud solution turns out to be easy to order and deliver...