63 VISION & STRATEGY experiences. With the sums of money Meta is putting into its Metaverse project, that app may not be too far away – so keep your eyes peeled. 4. Implementing cloud will not be enough. You’ll need a smart strategy to match Cloud is fundamentally engrained in our businessoperations,butmanybusinessleaders take it for granted. Whilst it is an incredibly powerful tool for digital transformation, it is not a magical solution that always works perfectly and without repute. According to our Multi-Cloud Maturity Index, cloud for many has become chaotic and complex, which is slowing them down. The most successful leaders need to ensure their CTO and tech teams are not building their strategy around the cloud, but instead on building powerful distributed apps (including to the edge) as these are what will drive differentiation in the market. It’s then up to their IT infrastructure and architecture teams to establish which multi-cloud approach will give them the capabilities they need to build and sustain those apps, the customer and employee experience. “Don’t be led by the cloud, but be led by the apps, then pick the right bits of the right clouds to build them with.” This is what we are defining as ‘cloud smart’ and will be essential for organisations looking to stay ahead of the pack. “Organisations are under increasing pressure to improve their environmental sustainability. “
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