By migrating some or all of their digital assets to the cloud, businesses can achieve transformational results.
They can move and innovate faster, modernize aging infrastructure, scale globally, get better insights from
their data, and restructure organizational models to create better customer experiences.
Over its 13+ years of experience helping thousands of organizations successfully migrate to the cloud, AWS
has observed eight business drivers that emerge as the most prevalent motivators for migration.
Business drivers for migrating to the cloud
Why cloud, why now?
2
1. Cost reduction
2. Agility & staff
productivity
3. Improved security &
operational resilience
4. Hardware/software
end-of-life
5. Data center
consolidation
6. Digital
transformation
7. Going global quickly,
mergers & acquisitions
(M&A)
8. New technologies
(AI/ML & IoT)
