A profile of U.S. and U.K. cloud adopters reinforces the idea that automation is a key enabler of cloud computing and that a lack of smart, business policy-driven automation may inhibit success with cloud computing.
Although 93 percent of organizations surveyed were interested in one or more types of automation, 65 percent had no automation for their private clouds and 28 percent had only basic automation. Only seven percent could seamlessly move workloads using automation.
Preference for private clouds (45 percent) followed by hybrid clouds (21 percent) 93 percent interested in some form of cloud automation 65 percent have no automation for their private clouds 28 percent have basic automation (automated provisioning of VMs) for their private clouds 40 percent interested in smarter, business-driven automation (policy engines and the decision triggers of automation). Only seven percent have advanced automation including the ability to seamlessly move workloads using smart automation
Comment from the study by Forrester Consulting (sponsored by Abiquo): As enterprises build private clouds, the need for smarter, more business-oriented automation is becoming clear. Our profile revealed varying degrees of automation maturity, which threaten to inhibit many from attaining the desired outcomes of business flexibility and low operational cost. Those with limited automation must evolve beyond their automated provisioning and migration to attain true cloud computing. Their developmental and operational processes must be strong and additional automation technologies that analyze behaviors and also business and regulatory policies will be necessary in order to adapt when deviations are detected.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
CIOs Are Ready To Embrace Enterprise Cloud Computing
CIOs and senior IT professionals in Global 2000 firms are ready to embrace private or enterprise Cloud Computing strategically.
Here are four key indicators of that trend:
-- Cloud Computing was selected as one of the highest priorities for spending within the next 6-18 months according to a survey conducted by CIOsynergy this month.
-- Gartner Cloud Services Report 2009-2014 says one of the biggest changes in the last year is CIOs interest in adopting Cloud Computing strategically.
-- The U.S. federal government's CIO office, led by Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, has established a new joint authorization board for Cloud Computing.
-- Next year promises to be a big one for private Cloud adoption, according to a 2010 IDC APEF client survey, where savvy CIOs will use the Cloud as an extension of their sourcing strategies and have a mix of public and private Clouds under the enterprise portfolio.
Comment by Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring: One notable change versus one year ago in the Cloud Services Report is that CIOs and progressive IT leaders are embracing Cloud strategically. The key next step is for companies to create an enterprise roadmap that outlines how they plan to leverage Cloud services.
Comment by Pete Malcolm, Abiquo CEO: We are clearly seeing an upswing in interest in private Cloud adoption. But CIOs still need a partner like Abiquo to help them successfully implement an integrated enterprise Cloud management solution that will work across their global enterprise, which is why we believe the CIOsynergy networking and learning forums are ideal next steps for any CIO who is ready to embrace enterprise Cloud Computing.
Contact: Click here.
Here are four key indicators of that trend:
-- Cloud Computing was selected as one of the highest priorities for spending within the next 6-18 months according to a survey conducted by CIOsynergy this month.
-- Gartner Cloud Services Report 2009-2014 says one of the biggest changes in the last year is CIOs interest in adopting Cloud Computing strategically.
-- The U.S. federal government's CIO office, led by Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, has established a new joint authorization board for Cloud Computing.
-- Next year promises to be a big one for private Cloud adoption, according to a 2010 IDC APEF client survey, where savvy CIOs will use the Cloud as an extension of their sourcing strategies and have a mix of public and private Clouds under the enterprise portfolio.
Comment by Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring: One notable change versus one year ago in the Cloud Services Report is that CIOs and progressive IT leaders are embracing Cloud strategically. The key next step is for companies to create an enterprise roadmap that outlines how they plan to leverage Cloud services.
Comment by Pete Malcolm, Abiquo CEO: We are clearly seeing an upswing in interest in private Cloud adoption. But CIOs still need a partner like Abiquo to help them successfully implement an integrated enterprise Cloud management solution that will work across their global enterprise, which is why we believe the CIOsynergy networking and learning forums are ideal next steps for any CIO who is ready to embrace enterprise Cloud Computing.
Contact: Click here.
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