Cloud is definitely a sure bet—both for your OPEX and CAPEX. Hence, in the long run you definitely cannot do without the Cloud. So what would be a safe approach that the CIO can take?
Please note that it is not imperative to shift everything to the cloud at one go; you can take a step by step approach. As per industry experts, use the hybrid model. Divide your applications accordingly: a) Apps that you can move straightway, without any worries. b) Apps that you can move at a later time period. c) Business critical apps that you don’t want to move and keep on premise.
So as you can see, you don’t have to go the whole to cloud. You take the less critical apps to cloud and keep the business critical apps on premise! This approach can save you money and time, as well as give you a peace of mind—knowing that you still have control over your business critical apps.
But please note that I am not saying that business critical apps should not go to the cloud. I am all for cloud, and believe in its potential and security measures. The approach I mentioned is the one that the cloud doubting CIOs can take and enable a smooth transition.
