PUBLIC CLOUD EVOLUTION
Do you feel it as I do? The Public Cloud is evolving and growing like an invisible mist around us. Everybody is consuming more and more Cloud based services and therefore everybody is letting the Public Cloud grow (while being unaware of this). As a Cloud enthusiast I am happy to see the ever-growing possibilities to enable the Cloud and make everything in our digital lives better.
CHANGING STRATEGY
What I see in our business as Cloud provider is the growing acceptance of using Public Cloud Services. The companies with services born in the Cloud set an example for many of our customers and they are building their strategy around this: defining a clear Cloud-first strategy. But the execution of the transformation is easier said than done; especially for those with a non-Cloud heritage. The real transformation has to be done in those cases.
As a Cloud provider we adapt to that fact, off course Public Cloud should be in the platform portfolio of offerings to be future proof, but it takes more. The understanding of your customer and the processes of their company. Helping them to identify challenges to migrate to Public Cloud gives a new way of working, and a great new way, I must say. The ever-growing set of services and possibilities from Public Cloud result in the most innovative solutions that were not even possible some years ago; and that is what I really like.
STRONG PARTNER IS KEY
Being the expert partner for our customers in this changing IT & Cloud world requires a strong base of tools and expertise to provide the right competencies for a transformation journey in a fully managed way. I always look for partners that provide us with that. Earlier we already announced a partnership with CloudNation, but I am happy that we also have existing partners that look forward from the technology perspective, like Cohesity.
COHESITY DMAAS
Recently Cohesity announced their Data Management as a Service offering. Based on AWS resources the data platform of Cohesity is now being introduced in the Public Cloud from AWS. All the current service that we can offer from our current Cohesity platforms, like Backup as a Service, Disaster Recovery as a Service, Storage as a Service and Analytics as a Service will be serviced from the AWS Public Cloud as well. I see this as a great step in creating more integration with our AWS based services, but also create an even more scalable solution for long term archival of on premises data. Last but not least: a migration to AWS Public Cloud can be even made easier by using the Cohesity data platform as a migration step.
Having partners with a strong focus on changing cloud world around us, makes it easier to consume and integrate even more services, with the ultimate goal: great solutions for even greater digital services.
