The Cloud-AI/ML Tango: A Reciprocal Dance of Disruption and Evolution Introduction Over the last few years, I have worked in the Cloud Computing space, helping organizations leverage cloud technologies. There is no single day that I did not mention or hear the terms AI and ML. I always saw Cloud…

Maximizing Your Organization’s Cloud Value: A Comprehensive Guide to Cloud Cost Optimization and Strategy Cloud computing has transformed the way public and private organizations operate and leverage technology, offering increased benefits in agility, flexibility, scalability, and cost savings. As more organizations continue to adopt cloud services, optimizing costs and maximizing…

Six Critical Characteristics for Successful Digital Transformations Reflecting on the transformation consulting engagements I led throughout my career, some characteristics were common among the most successful projects, at least the ones that delivered substantial value to the organization. …

Introduction Over the last few years, I have observed how the emergence of cloud computing has transformed organizations worldwide, reinventing in some cases the way they operate and compete in the market. The cloud has enabled organizations to move away from more traditional, on-premise IT infrastructure, to a more flexible…

Migrate to the cloud or modernize an application first: a practical approach to make an informed decision. One of the questions I often receive when working with customers on their modernization and cloud journey is whether to modernize an application before migrating it to the cloud or migrate first and…

Part 2/2 — How to develop a robust cloud business case for business approvals, stakeholder buy-in, employee engagement and benefits realization Cloud Program Costs The second part required in the analysis of the cloud business case is the identification of the costs associated to the cloud program, including the one-time…

Part 1/2 — How to develop a robust cloud business case for business approvals, stakeholder buy-in, employee engagement and benefits realization Cloud Business Case Introduction to the Cloud Business Case Working in IT & Cloud professional services and consulting, I have observed over the last few years how cloud computing…

Success factors to deliver value in the cloud and some of the challenges organizations must address to protect and accelerate the path to value In my experience, adopting cloud technologies can bring many benefits to a company, such as improved scalability, resilience, cost savings, increased flexibility and in some cases…

An IT Strategy is in my opinion the most important responsibility of the CIO / CTO and a guiding reference for the entire IT organization. But what are the steps to create one? And how could the IT Strategy remain valid and relevant? As more organizations consider the launch of…