September 14, 2021
While the cloud is disrupting the way we work and live, an unprepared adoption could cause more harm than good. Too often, cloud deployments fail because a cost-effective, scalable, agile solution was expected, but instead, an expensive, sluggish environment was the result.
Understanding how to adopt the cloud by analyzing your customers’ needs and properly addressing them is critical to establishing a successful cloud implementation. Consider these emerging trends to understand how to leverage the cloud’s full offerings and to anticipate pain points before they occur.
An Acceleration to Cloud-Centric IT
Worldwide spending on cloud services, hardware, and software components is expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2024 as more organizations seek on-demand, scalable solutions and service models with the hope of conserving costs and achieving business continuity. [1]
Less than a third of organizations report being able to track, manage, and optimize cloud-related costs. [2] As a reseller partner, you play a critical role in your customer’s ability to assess, plan, and successfully exist in the cloud. Gain visibility and control over your multi-cloud costs with SYNNEX Stellr’s Cloud Cost Management Premium tool. It simplifies cloud cost management by enabling cost reporting, cost visibility and allocation, and budget alerting, allowing you to report, manage, and optimize your cloud spending.
Shifting cumbersome legacy IT systems to right-sized cloud-based solutions will be critical to a successful digital transformation. From cloud modernization to data center optimization, taking the time to assess your current IT infrastructure and identifying which operations need to move to the cloud or the edge (versus which ones don’t) will set you apart from your competition and make or break your cloud deployments. Help your customers realize an agile and secure cloud environment by delivering the right consumption-based IT offerings and support to reduce complexity and spending.
Figure 1 Source: CloudCheckr, “The Cloud Infrastructure Report, 2020,” https://click.cloudcheckr.com/rs/222-ENM-584/images/CloudCheckr-White-Paper-The-Cloud-Infrastructure-Report-2020.pdf
Establishing Anywhere Operations and Business Resiliency
More organizations are applying “anywhere operations” (AO), hoping to deliver optimized experiences, both virtually and physically. [2] When properly executed, the AO model supports customers everywhere, enables employees anywhere, and manages distributed infrastructures efficiently.
In a rapidly changing world, AO promises business resiliency by helping to avoid disruptions, leverage digital capabilities to maintain operations, and adapt to changing conditions to maintain a competitive advantage. Ensuring an optimal infrastructure, secure remote access, and automated services to support dispersed operations will be vital to maintaining a modernized cloud infrastructure.
Figure 2 Source: Densify, “State of the Cloud Report: Cloud Computing Management Trends in 2019,” https://www.densify.com/resources/whitepaper-state-of-the-cloud
5G Ready
The fifth generation of cellular networks delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity services with ultra-low latency. Moving forward, cloud and unified communication and collaboration (UCC) solutions that support 5G will offer more seamless collaboration, virtual experiences, emergency preparedness, and end-user experiences. The right mobility and wireless solutions—like 5G infrastructures and devices, a cloud processing platform and security capabilities, and network and data center solutions—are essential for customers looking to leverage more robust performance beyond what LTE can offer.
The Explosion of Technology at the Edge
The possibilities—and implications—of technology at the edge are seemingly endless. As organizations look to edge and IoT technology to improve agility and create new experiences, the ability to efficiently protect data and connect, manage, and analyze devices anywhere will be paramount to ensuring both performance and security.
Your Role—and Opportunity—as a Value-Added Reseller
These trends present exciting possibilities for your customers, but without the right knowledge and tools, doing business in the cloud could be costly. An intelligent approach—one that simplifies connectivity, security, IT, and performance needs—is critical. As a SYNNEX Stellr reseller, you have access to leading resources and expertise to help guide your customers’ digital transformation journeys while growing your cloud practice. SYNNEX’s early adoption of cloud, mobility, and IoT technology enables you to stay ahead of evolving trends to ensure that both you and your customers thrive.
Contact us at MSPFAETeam@synnex.com for help supporting your customers’ cloud-smart approach.
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[1] IDC, “Cloud Adoption and Opportunities Will Continue to Expand Leading to a $1 Trillion Market in 2024, According to IDC,” https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS46934120
[2] CloudCheckr, “The Cloud Infrastructure Report, 2020,” https://click.cloudcheckr.com/rs/222-ENM-584/images/CloudCheckr-White-Paper-The-Cloud-Infrastructure-Report-2020.pdf
[3] Gartner, “Gartner Identifies the Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2021,” https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-10-19-gartner-identifies-the-top-strategic-technology-trends-for-2021
