Business Value of Cloud Modernization | Commissioned by
Organizations are modernizing their cloud infrastructure and
adopting services beyond basic compute and storage. Our
research reveals four primary cloud modernization pathways
utilized by organizations. Therefore, we define cloud
modernization as moving from basic to modern cloud services via:
(1) adopting Containers, (2) building Serverless applications, (3)
modernizing with Managed Data, and (4) using Managed Analytics.
This research study quantifies business value created by utilizing
these pathways.
We benchmarked 22 unique KPIs to understand the value of using
modern cloud services and we found that organizations reported:
• 28% revenue growth after adopting Containers
• 39% reduction in IT spend after adopting Serverless
• 13% faster time to resolve security incidents after adopting
Managed Data
• 35% faster time to insights after adopting Managed Analytics
• 43% revenue growth after adopting all four pathways
In this paper we will examine each pathway and discuss the
detailed list of KPI improvements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
28% Increase in
organization revenue
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Containers
Modernization Pathways
Serverless
Managed Data Managed Analytics
Basic to Modern Cloud Benefits
39% Reduction in IT
spend
13% Reduction in time to
resolve security incident
35% Faster time to
insight
Highly Modernized Organizations
43% Increase in
organization revenue
