Why Current Trends in Cloud Migration are Rapidly Changing

Businesses today are facing new levels of competition and unprecedented consumer expectations. The key to surviving – and thriving – is to increase efficiency and differentiate themselves to gain a competitive advantage. Many companies are turning to technology to help them navigate a range of market changes:

• As companies compete for loyalty, customers expect a personalized experience, high levels of service and greater value
• Pandemic disruptions have highlighted the importance of continuity and resilience during the crisis, and companies are prioritizing the ability to keep operations running from anywhere, through any means
• Siloed data and legacy systems are hindering innovation and development, forcing organizations to seek new solutions as they try to keep up with ever-changing demands.
• Omnichannel customers who shop via mobile apps, websites, social media, chat and other platforms have opened up the global retail market to customers historically limited by local options

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This confluence of circumstances is creating a new demand for an accelerated digital transformation process that will support new tools and capabilities and open up an unexplored horizon of possibilities and business opportunities. But while companies need to update or upgrade their solutions to survive, they cannot afford operational disruptions or downtime. Flexera's 2022 Cloud State Report highlights how these trends have pushed cloud spending beyond enterprise budgets. 

New solutions for a different world

To achieve faster digital transformation while minimizing operational disruptions, today’s enterprises need a flexible and agile architecture that will:

• Simplify the scanning process
• Increase operational efficiency
• Mitigate the risk of outages or data loss
• Support innovation and new business tools
• Improve customer experience

Cloud migration is an essential facet of a digitalization strategy and serves as the foundation of digital transformation for companies of all sizes and verticals. But too often, the move to new, more flexible environments that can deliver the benefits businesses need to succeed is hampered by outdated systems, tightly coupled architectures, and custom solutions that are too costly or too challenging to complete to integrate a software system with new technologies.

One step is not enough

Migrating to the cloud is an essential step towards achieving these digital transformation goals, but it is important to remember that it is not the only step. In addition to a well-structured operational plan aligned with business objectives and needs, companies must also implement tools that support the migration process and, together with the transition to the cloud, lay the foundation for a complete modernization of the corporate architecture.

The average company has already exceeded its current budget for cloud spending and expects to spend more in the coming year. But as cloud technology becomes an increasingly larger item in corporate budgets, organizations want their IT teams to have something to show for it, whether it’s revenue growth or competitive advantage. Efficiency and optimization are the names of the game.

Source: Flexera State of the Cloud Report 2022

And cloud priorities aren’t the only thing that’s changing. The metrics companies use to measure the success of their cloud migration efforts are also evolving as goals change.

Source: Flexera State of the Cloud Report 2022

Modern cloud integration platforms add value

So how do organizations achieve the cloud migration benefits they need to stay competitive while avoiding pitfalls like inflated costs, downtime, or operational disruptions? They need to stop thinking about migration and start focusing on cloud-native integration platforms. The solution lies in third-party integration solutions, such as enterprise integration as a service. An enterprise iPaaS empowers companies to compete with digital natives by allowing them to focus on innovation rather than day-to-day maintenance and responding to migration issues.

• Development time and learning curve are dramatically reduced with an intuitive, data-driven integration development process
• Downtime and disruptions are almost completely eliminated with simulated endpoints that reduce risk and complexity in the migration process
• Costs are reduced by facilitating integrations with key systems without the need to change internal processes
• Flexibility and agility increase with enhanced integration capabilities

Could a cloud-based integration platform be the solution your organization needs to compete in a digital world?

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Are cost savings a key driver of your cloud migration strategy?
• Is business-critical data trapped in legacy architecture, hindering your digital transformation?
• Are you worried that moving to the cloud will disrupt your day-to-day operations?
• Are you relying on custom solutions that will become more challenging and expensive to maintain over time?
• Would you like your developers to have time to focus on innovation?

If you answered yes to any (or all) of the questions above, it’s time to learn more about enterprise integration and how an enterprise iPaaS solution can benefit your business.

Digibee takes your migration to the next level

Digibee’s enterprise iPaaS model helps companies free up siloed data trapped in legacy systems and leverage it for a more efficient, resilient, and secure operating model that helps you compete with digital natives and respond to ever-changing market demands. Our low-code, visual interface, and usage-based business model can help you maximize the value of your cloud migration.

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