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The cloud is revolutionizing how businesses create value, but only when tech organizations, and the business, understand how to use it and change how they operate.
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Cloud economics and the six most damaging mistakes to avoid
May 3, 2022
– The value potential of cloud is enormous, but only for companies that understand—and adapt to—the realities of cloud economics.
Article
It’s cloud time for boards—in seven charts
April 29, 2022
– These seven charts can help boards shape their business’s cloud strategy.
Article
Cloud foundations: Ten commandments for faster—and more profitable—cloud migrations
April 21, 2022
– Cloud migrations flounder quickly unless organizations invest in building the right cloud foundations.
Interview
The business value of innovation in the cloud
April 26, 2022
– In this interview, TrueBlue’s chief technology and information officer explains why migrating to the cloud was always about...
far more than just technology.
Article
Six practical actions for building the cloud talent you need
January 19, 2022
– Despite a shortage of cloud talent, top companies are finding ways to get past table stakes and build the capabilities needed.
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Cloud value in cash management
June 28, 2021
– A recent webinar highlights how banks can unlock significant value and competitive advantage through cloud.
Webcast
Establishing the next-generation infrastructure organization to support hybrid cloud
April 9, 2021
– Transforming to a next-generation infrastructure model can unlock significant value.
Webcast
Top cloud myths debunked
January 7, 2021
– Companies that effectively understand and counteract common myths about cloud will derive the greatest rewards from their move.
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The benefits of being a cloud trailblazer
December 13, 2021
– To meet an SEC demand for greater transparency, FINRA chose the road less traveled—public cloud—and reached its goals...
and more at substantially lower cost.
Podcast
Boards and the cloud
November 18, 2021
– A shift to the cloud requires boards to weigh numerous implications, from the technology infrastructure to cybersecurity.
Article
The case for cloud in life sciences
October 28, 2021
– As cloud technology matures, life-sciences companies are generating new paths to business value beyond the cost efficiencies that...
cloud migrations typically target.
Report
Cloud 2030: Capturing Poland’s potential for accelerated digital growth
October 26, 2021
– Widespread adoption of cloud technology across Polish companies and public institutions could generate value equivalent to 4 percent...
of Poland’s annual GDP by 2030.
Article
Cloud-migration opportunity: Business value grows, but missteps abound
October 12, 2021
– Companies aim to embrace the cloud more fully, but many are already failing to reap the sizable rewards. Outperformers have shown...
what it takes to overcome the costly hurdles.
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Cloud cost-optimization simulator
September 21, 2021
– This cloud cost-optimization simulator details the range of levers that can be used to substantially reduce costs for one illustrative...
scenario of an application on the cloud.
Article
Fast forward: How cloud computing could transform risk management
September 17, 2021
– Cloud-based computing will provide tangible benefits for banking risk management functions, but risk leaders face significant...
challenges migrating their systems and activities from on-premises to the cloud.
Article
Security as code: The best (and maybe only) path to securing cloud applications and systems
July 22, 2021
– Managing security as code enables companies to create value in the cloud securely.
Article
What payers and providers can learn from successful cloud transformations in other industries
June 28, 2021
– Cloud transformations can create value, but requires engagement from the entire healthcare organization.
Interview
Lessons from a high-ROI cloud transformation journey
June 22, 2021
– Some roadblocks on the cloud journey aren’t apparent until it’s under way. CUNA Mutual’s CIO and its vice president...
of tech products discuss their route to full cloud success.
Article
Four ways boards can shape the cloud agenda
April 30, 2021
– Cloud can become an important source of strategic advantage for businesses. It’s time for boards to get involved.
Article
SaaS, open source, and serverless: A winning combination to build and scale new businesses
April 28, 2021
– Three tech approaches can rapidly accelerate business building for established companies that learn how to use them.
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McKinsey Quarterly
Five Fifty: Cloudy with a chance of billions
April 6, 2021
– The latest forecast calls for industries to capture billions in value from cloud. But not every company will join in the profits.
Article
Building a cloud-ready operating model for agility and resiliency
March 19, 2021
– Four operating-model changes can help companies accelerate the journey to cloud.
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McKinsey Quarterly
Cloud’s trillion-dollar prize is up for grabs
February 26, 2021
– Cloud has immense potential, but most companies are only scratching the surface. Recent research clarifies where the value lies—and...
how to capture it before competitors do.
Article
Clearing the air on cloud: How industrial companies can capture cloud technology’s full business value
February 25, 2021
– The industrial application of cloud technology is widely seen as very promising, so we went to the front lines and conducted a...
large-scale survey to find out what really works.
Blog Post
McKinsey acquires Candid Partners, a leader in cloud consulting
January 15, 2021
– With the recent acquisition of Candid Partners, we welcome 100+ senior cloud experts—developers, engineers, agile coaches—into...
our firm.
Interview
Agile’s next level: ABN AMRO’s hybrid cloud–DevSecOps transformation
November 11, 2020
– Transformation success requires thoughtful mastery of multiple disciplines and coordination of many moving parts.
Article
Unlocking value: Four lessons in cloud sourcing and consumption
November 2, 2020
– Companies that are successful in sourcing and managing the consumption of cloud adopt a more dynamic, analytical, and demand-driven...
mindset.
Article
How public-sector tech leaders can speed up the journey to the cloud
October 19, 2020
– Moving to the cloud is fraught with challenges. By answering five questions up front, public-sector leaders can ease and accelerate...
the journey.
Article
Debunking seven common myths about cloud
October 5, 2020
– Common misconceptions about cloud are holding companies back from capturing the full benefits available.
Article
Making the cloud pay: How industrial companies can accelerate impact from the cloud
October 1, 2020
– The cloud’s real value goes far beyond IT: it can help industrial companies reinvent how they develop, deliver, sell, and service...
their products.
Article
How CIOs and CTOs can accelerate digital transformations through cloud platforms
September 15, 2020
– To capture the real value from cloud, companies need to focus their investments and build a cloud-ready operating model.
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McKinsey Quarterly
Three actions CEOs can take to get value from cloud computing
July 21, 2020
– Leaders need to accelerate their journey to the cloud in order to digitize quickly and effectively in the wake of COVID-19.
Blog Post
How the cloud has moved advanced analytics from exclusive to accessible
March 26, 2020
– Harnessing the benefits of advanced analytics is easier than most traditional companies think. Three key commitments can help.
Interview
Deutsche Börse unlocks the benefits of moving to the cloud
February 14, 2020
– Businesses that approach their cloud migration from purely a cost angle are missing its full value. Deutsche Börse’s...
experience suggests the first question to consider is, “Which business benefits can be unlocked?”
Report
Unlocking business acceleration in a hybrid cloud world
August 5, 2019
– Companies that have moved operations to the cloud still aren’t achieving the desired operational agility. A renewed focus...
on people, processes, and policies can unlock the cloud’s full potential.
Article
Making a secure transition to the public cloud
January 1, 2018
– As enterprises scale up their use of the public cloud, they must rethink how they protect data and applications—and put...
in place four critical practices.
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