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8 Business Drivers That Motive Cloud Migrations
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8 BUSINESS DRIVERS THAT MOTIVE CLOUD MIGRATIONS

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INTRODUCTION Why cloud , why now ?
By migrating some or all of their digital assets to the cloud , businesses can achieve transformational results . They can move and innovate faster , modernize aging infrastructure , scale globally , get better insights from their data , and restructure organizational models to create better customer experiences . Over its 15 + years of experience helping thousands of organizations successfully migrate to the cloud , Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) has observed eight business drivers that emerge as the most prevalent motivators for migration .
Business drivers for migrating to the cloud
1 . Cost reduction 2 . Agility & staff productivity 3 . Improved security & operational resilience 4 . Hardware / software end-of-life 5 . Data center consolidation 6 . Digital transformation 7 . Going global quickly , mergers & acquisitions ( M & A ) 8 . New technologies ( AI / ML & IoT )
1 . COST REDUCTION
Cost reduction is a major migration motivator , as retiring legacy infrastructure in favor of more efficient AWS solutions is virtually certain to bring costs down .
IDC projects :
51 % reduction in operational costs 31 % lower 5-year TCO
2 . AGILITY & STAFF PRODUCTIVITY
Flexible AWS architecture improves business agility , while automation allows staff to increase the pace of innovation and dedicate more time to important tasks .
Agility
18.8 % faster time-to-market 33.8 % higher app revenue per user 26.4 % more features and fixes per release
Productivity
62 % better IT staff productivity After 3 + years on AWS , the average IT admin can :
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