An IDC infographic INNOVATION - CenturyLink · 2019-03-17 · consider cloud as a normal way of...

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Ensure the cloud offering is built on a robust enterprise-class technology Find a strong local partner to support in-country needs and overseas expansion Evaluate any cloud service as an entire ecosystem, not just by what is visible to the end user. For long- term relationships, knowing what is "under the covers" will affect a cloud services' reliability and scalability Test the references of suppliers Checklist In this first installment of the IDC Infographic Series sponsored by CenturyLink, IDC takes a closer look at how innovation is necessary to unlock infrastructure agility. INNOVATION Driving Business Agility and Transformation 2 1 3 An IDC infographic Innovation for Value Creation Asia/Pacific CIOs' priorities call for value creation Invest in innovations to gain competitive leadership Opex-led cash flow management External partnership Asia/Pacific C-suite priorities align with cloud benefits which enable IT to better innovate and create value Source: IDC Asia/Pacific C-Suite Barometer Survey Flexibility to decide which new IT projects to start Lower upfront cost through elastic usage and billing IT budgets that are sized properly reflect business returns Asia/Pacific C-Suite eye cloud for business agility IT and LOB executives polled consider cloud as a normal way of providing services Unlock Business Agility with Consumption-based Infrastructure Benefits include: The business landscape is transforming OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY DEVELOP INNOVATION CELLS TO HARNESS ICT FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Understand the ability to enforce SLAs within your local legal environment Service-Level Agreements What to look out for What will be done in the event of a failure needs to be verified by someone who has tested the supplier’s ability to recover in a real-life example Essential Guidance Four tips when choosing a hybrid IT solutions partner Source: IDC Asia/Pacific C-Suite Barometer Survey This IDC Infographic was produced by IDC Go-to-Market Services. Any IDC information or reference to IDC that is to be used in advertising, press releases, or promotional materials requires prior written approval from IDC. For more information, visit: www.ap.idc.asia or email: [email protected] Copyright 2015 Sponsored by To download the full IDC topline titled ‘Hybrid IT – Enabling Enterprise Agility’, click HERE Sources of Innovation Only 37.5% of organizations rely on innovation ideas from existing employees, with MOST SEEKING INNOVATION IDEAS FROM TECH SUPPLIERS From employees From tech suppliers 37.5 % 62.5 % Asia/Pacific CEOs’ TOP 3 Business Concerns CHANGING BUSINESS MODEL FINANCIAL NEW COMPETITION Top Asia/Pacific Business Priority 827071116 - idc-innovation-driving-business-agility-and-transformation-hybrid-it-infographic-IF160391

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Ensure the cloud offering is built on a robust enterprise-class technology

Find a strong local partner to support in-country needs and overseas expansion

Evaluate any cloud service as an entire ecosystem, not just by what is visible to the end user. For long-term relationships, knowing what is "under the covers" will affect a cloud services' reliability and scalability

Test the references of suppliers

Checklist

In this first installment of the IDC Infographic Series sponsored by CenturyLink, IDC takes a closer look at how

innovation is necessary to unlock infrastructure agility.

INNOVATIONDriving Business Agility

and Transformation

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An IDC infographic

Innovation for Value Creation

Asia/PacificCIOs' priorities call for value creation

Invest in innovations to gain

competitive leadership

Opex-led cash flow

management

External partnership

Asia/Pacific C-suite priorities align with cloud benefits which enable IT to better innovate and create value Source: IDC Asia/Pacific C-Suite Barometer Survey

Flexibility to decide which

new IT projects to start

Lower upfront cost through elastic usage

and billing

IT budgets that are sized

properly reflect business returns

Asia/Pacific C-Suite eye cloud for business agility

IT and LOB executives polled consider cloud as a normal way of providing services

Unlock Business Agility with Consumption-based Infrastructure

Benefits include:

The business landscape is transforming

OPerATIOnAl effICIenCyDeVelOP InnOVATIOn

CellS TO hArneSS ICT fOr COmPeTITIVe

ADVAnTAge

Understand the ability to

enforce SLAs within your local legal

environment

Service-level AgreementsWhat to look out for

What will be done in the event of a failure needs

to be verified by someone who has tested the

supplier’s ability to recover in a

real-life example

essential guidance Four tips when choosing a hybrid IT solutions partner

Source: IDC Asia/Pacific C-Suite Barometer SurveyThis IDC Infographic was produced by IDC Go-to-Market Services. Any IDC information or reference to IDC that is to be used in advertising, press releases, or promotional materials requires prior written approval from IDC. For more information, visit: www.ap.idc.asia or email: [email protected] 2015

Sponsored by

To download the full IDC topline titled ‘Hybrid IT – Enabling Enterprise Agility’, click here

Sources of InnovationOnly 37.5% of organizations rely on innovation ideas from existing employees, with mOST SeekIng InnOVATIOn IDeAS frOm TeCh SuPPlIerS

From employees

From tech suppliers

37.5%

62.5%

Asia/Pacific CEOs’ TOP 3 Business Concerns

ChAngIngBuSIneSS mODelfInAnCIAl new

COmPeTITIOn

Top Asia/PacificBusiness Priority

827071116 - idc-innovation-driving-business-agility-and-transformation-hybrid-it-infographic-IF160391