Sandra Gittlen wrote this piece about challenges hybrid cloud pose for IT departments. IT leaders share their advice for getting network and infrastructure teams ready for hybrid cloud environments.
The typical challenge can be described like this: How to restructure the firm’s 50-person global IT organization to meet the needs of the hybrid cloud? The task is to reimagine IT, drawing on time – and cost-savings of hybrid cloud, to add greater benefit to the business.
The best thing about redesigning and optimizing your staff for a hybrid environment, is encouraging an environment of curiosity and innovation.
The advice in the article:
- Consider the end game: full cloud or hybrid cloud?
- Communicate enterprise cloud strategy
- Assess cloud skills and identify gaps
- Hybrid cloud training and support
A a lot of the budget for training can come from money saved by going to the cloud. IT leaders should also not overlook the need for softer skills in this hybrid environment… Nice one!
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