CIO OPINION
As much as the public cloud carries the narrative in the digital world , most CIOs know migrating to the public cloud is challenging and courts significant risk .
Doug Woolley ,
Managing Director , Dell Technologies South Africa
CIO playbook : How to pitch As-a-Service to your organisation
With Digital Transformations forever evolving in a world reshaped by various disruptions , C-suite leaders want assurances their CIO peers are putting the business in the best position to not only capture but sustain a competitive advantage . Doug Woolley , Managing Director , Dell Technologies South Africa , share here why the control , compliance and governance traits of Asa-Service IT can shape the perfect pitch for CIOs to their C-suites and boards of directors .
The CIOs ’ work fuelling their companies amid the pandemic was critical to keeping the economy moving forward . IT leaders have rapidly stood up cloud services and stitched together various applications to support their businesses .
With Digital Transformations forever evolving in a world reshaped by various disruptions , C-suite leaders want assurances their CIO peers are putting the business in the best position to not only capture but sustain a competitive advantage .
More than ever , CIOs must be ready to adapt to change . As a result , CIOs are increasingly turning to As-a-Service IT models which offer a cloud experience anywhere they operate – from the data centre to the Edge , enabling CIOs to focus on achieving business outcomes and uncovering new business opportunities .
But this shift can ’ t happen overnight . As with migrations to any emerging technology paradigm , adoption of asa-Service IT requires some logistical jujitsu . Operating models must be overhauled , and resources must be managed . Such disruption courts risks , which require buy-in from bosses and , often , boards of directors .
So how can IT leaders , many of whom are well into the work of articulating a multi-cloud strategy , tailor their pitch of as-a-Service IT to their C-suite peers and boards ?
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