Synergizing your IT ecosystems with cloud

Bend, don’t break with the winds of change

Much like our natural ecosystem, a business ecosystem synergizes and grows. Like a tree, new branches sprout from the core making the whole structure stronger and better able to stand tall against the winds of change.

A technology platform, for example, might represent one branch of the tree as it develops and manages systems, applications, and processes—all the while strengthening an enterprise’s technical capabilities. Similarly, innovation and upskilled employees could be other branches helping the tree grow stronger.

Think of the hybrid cloud as the fertilizer, sunshine, and water that allow the tree to prosper. Without it, businesses risk stunted growth and may even break rather than bend when faced with inevitable change.

With the technology landscape evolving constantly, technology’s ability to keep pace with change while being relevant, serviceable, customizable, and viable is being tested. It has now become essential for enterprises to holistically evaluate their technology strategy and harness the ecosystem. With the benefits that cloud brings, it’s no wonder then that today enterprises are adopting a cloud-first strategy leveraging combinations of cloud as the best-fit approach for agility, scalability, and innovation.  

Coexistence is the name of the game

To power business growth, global enterprises are looking to tap dynamic technology ecosystems—interconnected, interdependent networks aimed at driving innovation, efficiency and sustainability.

Companies have invested in various new technologies and in creating a heterogeneous IT environment wherein legacy and next-gen technologies can coexist. Such an environment helps organizations protect their investment by allowing legacy IT modernization along with adoption and integration of next-gen technologies at the same time. For example, mainframe technologies play a critical role in industries like financial services, insurance, travel, and government agencies that rely heavily on them for processing high-volume transactions. Thus, coexistence of technologies in the company's IT ecosystem is not just inevitable but advantageous.