Cloud Migration: Sustainability

Introduction

In 2024, the global cloud market will soar to $3 trillion, with a staggering $797 billion of that value sitting in Africa and Europe.

African businesses are embracing the potential of the cloud at a snail’s pace. Although migrating workloads to the cloud offers a lot more advantages including shorter time to new markets, scalability and richer feature sets, the cost of sustaining such strategies is now suspect.
In addition to challenges such as regulatory complexities, high energy costs, and a talent gap, many business leaders are grappling with maintaining the journey to the cloud as a sustainable line item in their technology budgets.

Understanding the landscape

As technology advances, so will the skills required to operate it.

Cloud migration solely for cost savings faces challenges with the dipping value of African currencies. Navigating complex data residency regulations, securing a skilled workforce, and ensuring infrastructure readiness are essential. These are real challenges that distract executives from focusing on their core business.

CIL Perpective

Businesses need competent cloud-managed service providers to help them grow with transparency and at a sustainable cost.

Businesses need a partner with a profound understanding of Africa’s unique challenges and experienced teams to bring to bare expertise to deliver sustainability.

CIL Support Services

CIL offers a fully managed Cloud Platform Operations (CPO) service.

• Pay in Local Currency: Customers can pay for cloud services through CIL reseller partnerships in advance and with local currencies to hedge against currency dips. We look at this from a budget defense perspective.
• Continuous Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR): Our COP customers benefit from continuous review of their cloud estates to identify opportunities for improving security and reducing costs.
• Operational & Security Monitoring: Our operations teams monitor telemetry and can respond to performance, health, and security-related signals 24/7.
• Infrastructure Provisioning: CPO customers benefit from infrastructure provisioning and change implementation at no additional cost.
• Cloud Service Provider (CSP): CIL CPO is available on all the hyperscale public cloud providers including Amazon Web Service (AWS), Microsoft Azure (MSFT), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and VMWare Cloud.
• Robust ITSM processes: ITSM processes at CIL ensure the efficient and effective delivery of IT services.
• Talent supply from CIL Academy: CIL Academy is how we address the scarcity of technical talent facing the market. We ensure an uninterrupted supply of a skilled workforce.

Conclusion

The cloud journey has its challenges. Navigating them effectively brings the desired benefits to innovators. With expertise and technical know-how, the right partner becomes a crucial ally for businesses to navigate the complexities of cloud management and unlock their full potential in the cloud.