Torn between directions?
For many tasks that companies are facing today, focusing on digital transformation or its constant adaptation is the necessary answer and solution to survive in an increasingly competitive environment. Under normal circumstances, the digital transformation in itself presents many companies with major challenges: unforeseen, disruptive and global events intensify this effect. In order to be best prepared for such events and to ensure future viability, it is crucial for companies to strengthen their digital resilience in a targeted and sustainable manner. Existing IT architectures are just as relevant in this context as the question of which strategic direction a company should take. Surveys and discussions have shown that many companies are still undecided in this respect. Fujitsu and its advisors help companies to address this complex of issues and support them in finding and implementing the right hybrid cloud strategy.
Respond, restore and benefit
Many business leaders have recognised the importance of digital resilience to enable them to react swiftly to changes and business interruptions, restore business operations and even benefit from shifting circumstances in an extremely volatile world. Cloud architectures are the key to success in all aspects of digital resilience.
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Key investment in transformation.
The hybrid cloud is part of everyday business for most European companies, with 76% of them already having access to such environments or working on integration. One-third of companies in the EMEA region expect this figure to grow at an annual rate of 22% in the period from 2019 to 2024. Finding the right balance between investing in IT infrastructure and in business innovation is vital for digital resilience. In other words, reaping the full technical and commercial benefits of the hybrid cloud. So the key question is: which cloud solution is best suited to a company's individual requirements?
The right cloud for the right workload
Hybrid cloud architectures must be capable of deploying any workload on the most suitable part of the hybrid cloud easily and seamlessly. In particular, companies expect a modern hybrid cloud to deliver smooth applications and high-speed data transfer as well as automated, standardised processes and management, data security, risk minimisation and above all a consistent user experience on any infrastructure.
When it comes to determining the right workload to be deployed, there are two basic scenarios to consider: on-premises, meaning the company's on-site infrastructure, and the public cloud, where companies can access the services they need via the internet.
Achieving ultimate flexibility with the right partner
The three most important attributes that companies look for in a modern hybrid cloud partner are consistency, cost efficiency and a comprehensive cloud ecosystem that allows them to run several types of cloud environments. Fujitsu helps companies to put a modern infrastructure in place that fits perfectly with their individual cloud strategies. With Fujitsu as their partner, companies can successfully lay the foundation they need to combine their own IT with the public cloud in the future, thereby achieving ultimate flexibility in the placement of workloads. Fujitsu offers a variety of strategies and solutions to achieve true hybrid IT.
Start by laying the right foundation.
Cloud-like environment
This solution combines the security of an IT infrastructure that is still physically installed in the client's own data centre with the agility and efficiency of public clouds, creating an experience that is similar to running workloads in a private cloud. IT system resources can be allocated to applications directly and as needed. This reduces the effort required for technical design, integration and configuration and saves time and costs in day-to-day operations.
Pay-as-you-go cloud
This model can be used to manage IT deployment during ongoing operations or to cope with unforseen workloads, allowing companies to access additional computing or storage resources only when they need them. This saves you from investing heavily in equipment that you do not use straight away. You can benefit from creating flexible, instantly scalable IT at an attractive price because, as with the cloud, you only pay for what you actually use.
Connect to the cloud
Would you like to manage the on-premises part and the cloud in a consistent manner? Do you prefer the subscription-based cloud licensing model? Is minimising maintance and administration work important to you? Would you like to add or shift resources flexibly? Fujitsu can help you to connect your on-premises working environment to the cloud flexibly and quickly and also develop a fully integrated hybrid IT environment.
What is your company's current set-up?
Are you unsure about your company's current IT set-up? Or about how you could benefit from a hybrid cloud? Then use our Evaluator. It will provide the answers to your questions instantly online.
Find out how hybrid cloud ready you are
At Fujitsu, we firmly believe that the future of cloud is hybrid. Even today, interaction with customers is a matter of course over the internet. Some companies might use complete cloud-native, containerized applications. Others use their tried and tested applications such as CRM, ERP and logistics systems locally and intend to continue doing so. But none of these scenarios enable companies to change decisively and accelerate growth. Therefore, the choice of right cloud for the right workload will be the primary goal.
But which strategy is the right one for your company? Where are you? What is important to you? Our Hybrid Cloud Readiness Evaluator helps you in this strategic decision.
Please take a few minutes to answer our questions from four focus areas. You will then receive afterwards an initial assessment of which cloud solution is best suiting for the workload of your company.
