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Started in 2006, AWS S3 now stores over 2 trillion objects and is growing over 100%
year-over-year.
The democratization of enterprise-class technology, via cloud, is fundamentally changing how we think about access to massive-scale technology on scale simply unimaginable just a decade ago.
200 TB of the 1000 Genomes Project data is available for free on S3; researchers using
EC2 to analyze.
Started in 2007, EC2 grows from almost 0 server to 11K racks of
servers, adding roughly 2,200 racks per year
Each innovation continues to build upon the previous innovation.
Democratization will accelerate as all sectors try to emulate
The traditional outsourcing market remains robust, however, as nearly all sectors transform to “as-a-service”, enabled by cloud, democratization will accelerate.
Apps and workloads are nexus of democratization trend
Applications are now center-stage; sourcing decisions will increasingly be focused on finding the best delivery model for each application, based on specific criteria:
Rationalization and Filtering Process
Tactical Implementation of Delivery Model
Application Portfolio Current State
4 Regulatory Constrains on Application and Data
1 Business Criticality, Cost of Migration and Maintenance
3 Security and Data Privacy Requirements
Traditional Data Center
IaaS: Virtual Private
IaaS: Public PaaS
2 Technical Suitability: Workload Attributes, Service Levels Required
Systematic, repeatable processes needed to continually evaluate an application profile.
While multi-tenancy can have massive strategic benefits, the sharing of software and hardware disrupts traditional processes around security & contracting.
As well as a supplier evaluation and selection challenge
“Moving to the cloud” has become standard fare in our industry; however, no such thing exists. “Moving to a cloud” is a better term to describe the shift.
‘The’ Cloud ‘A’ Cloud
Each provider has a unique API, often replacing standard ITIL
The way forward: Cloud democracy embedded with the rule of law
Cloud broker platforms and marketplaces may be the answer as they enforce “rule of law” versus “rule by law” because IT is subjected to same competitive pressures of external suppliers.
Cloud creates opportunities to move much faster than traditional on-premises or outsourced options.
Cloud is not always cheaper, but can significantly reduce future capital expenditures.
Multi-tenancy creates significant strategic advantages, but also significantly disrupts the traditional sourcing process.
Cloud shifts significant levels of responsibility back to the buyer; take this into account when developing business case and target operating model.
A democratic approach to cloud, where IT competes like an external provider, via a brokerage-based approach, is where ISG believes the market is headed.
Information Services Group is a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company, serving more than 500 clients around the world to help them achieve operational excellence. ISG supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments through research, benchmarking, consulting and managed services, with a focus on information technology, business process transformation, program management services and enterprise resource planning. Clients look to ISG for unique insights and innovative solutions for leveraging technology, the deepest data source in the industry, and more than five decades of experience of global leadership in information and advisory services. Based in Stamford, Conn., the company has more than 800 employees and operates in 21 countries.