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Projecting the global value of cloud: $3 trillion is up for grabs for companies that go beyond adoption

– New research reveals where value in the cloud lies—and details scenarios that highlight that cloud adoption alone isn’t enough.
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Five learnings from CTOs and tech leaders on their cloud strategies
– Recent interviews with tech executives and cloud-program leaders at 50 companies show a gap between cloud aspirations and cloud... adoption—and unclear strategy to close it.
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The cloud transformation engine
– Some 15 years into the cloud revolution, it’s clear that there’s tremendous value enabled by adopting cloud—more... than $1 trillion just for Fortune 500 companies.
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It’s cloud time for boards—in seven charts
– These seven charts can help boards shape their business’s cloud strategy.
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The business value of innovation in the cloud
– In this interview, TrueBlue’s chief technology and information officer explains why migrating to the cloud was always about... far more than just technology.

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Cloud value in cash management

– A recent webinar highlights how banks can unlock significant value and competitive advantage through cloud.
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The benefits of being a cloud trailblazer
– 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.
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The case for cloud in life sciences
– As cloud technology matures, life-sciences companies are generating new paths to business value beyond the cost efficiencies that... cloud migrations typically target.
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What payers and providers can learn from successful cloud transformations in other industries
– Cloud transformations can create value, but requires engagement from the entire healthcare organization.
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Lessons from a high-ROI cloud transformation journey
– 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.
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Four ways boards can shape the cloud agenda
– Cloud can become an important source of strategic advantage for businesses. It’s time for boards to get involved.
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Five Fifty: Cloudy with a chance of billions
– The latest forecast calls for industries to capture billions in value from cloud. But not every company will join in the profits.
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Cloud’s trillion-dollar prize is up for grabs
– 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.
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Making the cloud pay: How industrial companies can accelerate impact from the cloud
– The cloud’s real value goes far beyond IT: it can help industrial companies reinvent how they develop, deliver, sell, and service... their products.
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Three actions CEOs can take to get value from cloud computing
– Leaders need to accelerate their journey to the cloud in order to digitize quickly and effectively in the wake of COVID-19.

I’ve heard too many overly simplistic business cases that account only for cost reductive driven by IT infrastructure changes. ... But if done correctly, the benefit of cloud technology go well beyond IT infrastructure costs and include a higher level of automation and faster time to market in combination with environments that can help the business scale flexibly.

Executive board member, CIO, and COO of Deutsche Börse

Three elements for capturing value

Capturing the potential value that has eluded many companies requites a cloud transformation engine that is made up of three reinforcing and constantly evolving elements:

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