Interview
TAILORING CLOUD
SOLUTIONS
Terry Storrar, managing director at Leaseweb UK reveals all to PCR about the trends and drivers being seen in cloud technology.
What are the latest trends in the cloud sector? In the past two years we’ve seen a definite shift from public cloud services to private cloud. Post-pandemic, many IT professionals began to question if hyperscale represented the most viable or long-term option for their business. This decision was prompted by encountering a variety of issues that include difficulties migrating workloads out of public cloud environments, challenges understanding cloud usage costs, and communication issues with the customer service teams of public cloud providers. As a consequence, private, hybrid and multi-cloud cloud
service adoption has been blossoming as IT teams look to acquire enhanced flexibility and customisation capabilities alongside cost savings. In the current economic environment, cloud cost optimisation
has become a top priority for UK firms. With a decade or more of cloud experience under their belts, today’s savvy business managers understand that it’s now possible to tailor cloud setups to their precise organisational needs.
20 | March/April 2024 Unsurprisingly, being able to scale and pay
only for what is needed has become a key focus. Plus, IT managers have acquired the expertise needed to finetune performance on a daily basis and achieve a balance between price and flexibility that works best for them. Despite the fact that organisations may be
changing how they utilise cloud technologies, the shift to cloud-centric digital infrastructure and application services continues to accelerate. Indeed, this year global spending on cloud computing infrastructure is forecast to exceed $1 trillion.
How are SMBs leveraging the cloud for competitive advantage? Today’s digitally empowered SMBs are leveraging private and public cloud-hosted infrastructure in conjunction with managed service offerings to minimise cost and eliminate any need to undertake day- to-day routine cloud infrastructure management tasks. A move frees them up to focus on their core commercial activities. Significantly, they are also using cloud platforms and architectures to gain access to advanced technologies like automation, analytics
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