More organisations than ever before are migrating their infrastructure and software systems to the cloud. Where, in recent years, cloud computing has been an alternative strategy, it is now very much mainstream.Hybrid IT delivery- combining the traditional with the cloud- has become more and more the norm when it comes to IT consumption.
As businesses seek deployment models that are tailored to their individual needs, managed service providers – like Advanced 365 – are positioning themselves as Cloud Service Integrators (CSI) to highlight the depth and breadth of their offerings alongside their experience.
True CSIs offer a wide range of aggregated cloud services that can be customised to meet the often highly complex needs of our clients in the private, public and NFP sectors.
There are many IT companies that provide cloud services of different colours but relatively few which can meet an organisation’s needs on multiple levels. We think this is in important distinction as we are seeing increasing numbers of businesses looking to partner with a single provider which can meet all their needs. Business managers are tired of having to sustain multiple relationships with different vendors and service providers in order to procure the different solutions they require.
A CSI will take a holistic view of an organisation’s short, medium and long term IT strategy, closely mapping cloud services to this to ensure operational improvements that provide the highest possible return on investment. As we take a 365 degree view of our clients’ businesses, we can recommend and deliver interlocking cloud services that provide organisation-wide benefits. Our core portfolio, for instance, comprises cloud managed hosting, software and solution development, business application development, integration between cloud-based solutions and an organisation’s wider IT infrastructure.
The fact that we can offer this range of services means our clients need to partner with one single cloud service provider and this substantially simplifies migration to the cloud…many companies have seen IT projects fail in the past due to ‘too many chefs’ syndrome.
As a CSI, our expertise spans technology and business. Our consultants and engineers focus on delivering cloud solutions that improve growth by optimising efficiencies and reducing costs, and enable top-line growth by driving sales and revenue generation. The commercial benefits of cloud computing are now widely known. The fact that the model enables an organisation to fund IT via operational as opposed to capital expenditure means a reduction in capital outlay and enables it to divert funds into other key areas.
These days, it’s not just CIOs who are aware of this key benefit; non-technical managers and directors are well aware of how they can make their departmental budgets go further by moving key applications to the cloud.
We work to a ‘cloud-first’ philosophy and our CSI portfolio focuses on delivering solutions that leverage cloud computing’s strengths including standardisation, scalability, distribution and cost-efficiency. We focus on providing our clients with a cost effective alternative to in-house, on premise IT deployment that remove the burden on internal resources, improves performance levels and enables growth.
Today, customers want to benefit from scalable, on-demand solutions that can be switched on and off as and when the need arises. These are maintained and monitored by senior consultants and systems availability is guaranteed by stringent Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
In short, we would encourage any organisation which is seeking to move all or part of its IT infrastructure and systems to the cloud to engage with a quality CSI. The depth and breadth of online managed services alongside multi-sector experience is essential to ensuring the success of a migration project – whatever its size – and to making sure that an organisation benefits in every way possible.
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