Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 89 | Page 26

AS AFRICAN ENTERPRISES BEGIN THEIR TRANSFORMATION FROM LEGACY ON- PREMISES AND MONOLITHIC APPLICATIONS TO CLOUD BASED , AGILE ARCHITECTURES , WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ADOPTION ?
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION

AS AFRICAN ENTERPRISES BEGIN THEIR TRANSFORMATION FROM LEGACY ON- PREMISES AND MONOLITHIC APPLICATIONS TO CLOUD BASED , AGILE ARCHITECTURES , WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ADOPTION ?

Today , African organisations face significant roadblocks when it comes to executing complex application migrations , with respondents saying workload and application migration is a significant challenge given their current IT infrastructure . Executives from Nutanix and Commvault respond .

As organisations navigate the multicloud landscape , FinOps methodology is set to become even more integral . Challenges around visibility into costs , accountability for high-spend departments , and identifying savings opportunities loom on the horizon . Organisations are encouraged to explore FinOps methodologies and solutions tailored to their needs , ensuring they are wellprepared to tackle the evolving challenges of cloud cost management .

As FinOps-as-a-Service emerges as a best practice of innovation in the realm of cloud cost management – its seamless onboarding , swift optimisation recommendations , and customisable reporting features set it apart in a crowded landscape .
As FinOps-as-a-Service emerges as a best practice of innovation in the realm of cloud cost management – its seamless onboarding , swift optimisation recommendations , and customisable reporting features set it apart in a crowded landscape . As organisations face the growing complexities of multicloud deployments , FinOps-as-a-Service provides the clarity and control needed to unlock the true potential of cloud cost management .
The tag-based resource mapping and chargeback functionality ensure alignment of tagged resources with the correct cost centres . This not only holds departments accountable for their spending but also facilitates the assignment of budgets and setting thresholds to prevent runaway spending .
Beyond the initial setup and configuration , FinOpsas-a-Service continues to add value through ongoing support and enablement of the environment . The service adopts a proactive stance , offering one-click visibility into multicloud spend with unified dashboards and reporting . Skilled FinOps engineers , dedicated to organisations , assist with onboarding , building reports , and providing insightful cost analysis .
Powerful insights into cloud spend help prevent cost overruns and improve workload optimisation . With FinOps-as-a-Service , organisations can eliminate unused resources , automate manual tasks , and significantly reduce cloud spend . The service ensures ongoing governance , establishing and maintaining best practices for effective cloud resource management .
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