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  There is little doubt anymore about the numerous benefits cloud environment offers businesses, from reduced Capex to data accessibility, business continuity, collaboration, security and more. The first logical step in migrating to the cloud is the choice of cloud model and your migration strategy, so as to have as little gap in service levels as possible. The cloud deployment model you select, be it public, private, hybrid or multi-cloud, should be based on your business requirements, goals and objectives. But beyond this, your business needs should also inform your choice of cloud provider . Here’s a checklist to help you select the best cloud provider for your needs. Match technology to business objectives Rather than blindly choosing to go with the ‘best’ service provider, base your selection on their ability to deliver to your business goals. Factor in aspects such as workload migration strategies, application management and operations management when shortlisting best-fit cl...

There’s no denying that the novel coronavirus caught everyone unprepared. For businesses, the ensuing lockdowns and shift to the new normal of work from home demanded a level of virtualization that most were not geared to meet. The ones to suffer the most were organizations dependent on on-premises IT. With everyone doing just about everything from home, gaps in IT— both infrastructure and software—were exposed. Unable to meet demands placed upon them, servers and resources were stretched to their limits, often resulting in downtime or sub-par  performance. On the flip side, many businesses took the opportunity to accelerate their digital transformations and get their organizations future-ready. Moving to the cloud is hands-down the best way to ramp the efficiency of your IT—not just during this Covid pandemic, but in post-Covid days too. Migrating to the cloud enables organizations to provide workplace-like solutions to their people. This includes facilities like video-conferencin...

  Staff Augmentation Vs Managed Services: A Closer Look.   One of the first—and biggest decisions—facing CTOs considering migration to the cloud is whether to beef up human resources or engage a cloud managed services provider. Both have their pros and cons and the right answer as usual is : depends! No two companies are the same, nor are their objectives and situations; thus the first step logically would be to look at your current model through the prism of new technologies. This way you will be able to see the gaps that exist—and will be manifest in the future. And be better positioned to decide. This article sets out the pros and cons of both.   Staff Augmentation At its most basic, staff augmentation is simply a flexi-BPO model that supplements your internal IT team with IT resources that have the skill-sets you need at a particular point in time. This is a good short- to medium-term strategy as it allows a business to satisfy its needs using a pool of IT resources a...