2021-12-21-埃森哲-Ever-ready_IT_infrastructure_26页_8mb

报告摘要

IT Debt: Rapid technology evolution, such as multi-cloud, AI, and edge computing, pressures IT departments to handle increased complexity and legacy systems.
Talent Debt: Shortage of digital skills in cloud, automation, and modern infrastructure management, hindering adaptation to new technologies.

Definition: A modern, software-defined, automated, and intelligent infrastructure that adapts to the Cloud Continuum, supporting continuous innovation and competitive advantage.
Key Features: Includes AI-based automation, infrastructure-as-code, and a focus on user-centric, application-centric, and data-centric approaches.
Benefits: Enables faster transformation, reduces costs, improves sustainability and resilience, and unlocks business value.

Stabilize: Focus on automation to improve reliability, reduce critical incidents, and free resources for innovation. Includes steps like implementing disaster recovery and standardized operations.
Optimize: Enhance efficiency by leveraging existing capabilities, reducing operational costs, and re-engineering infrastructure for better performance and time-to-market.
Transform: Leverage the Cloud Continuum to integrate public, private, hybrid, and edge technologies, accelerating growth and innovation while maintaining control.

Networking: Use SD-WAN and zero-trust models to build agile, secure, and software-defined networks that support the Continuum.
Workplace Transformation: Adopt low-code/no-code platforms, digital twins, and flexible work environments to reduce friction and empower users.
Security and Talent Management: Integrate security from the start, and reskill workforce in areas like SRE, CI/CD, DevSecOps to address talent debt.
Cloud Continuum: A dynamic operating model balancing various technologies to support business needs without a one-size-fits-all approach.

Organizations must evolve from traditional infrastructures to Ever-ready ones to thrive in the Cloud Continuum. This framework enables incremental progress—starting with stabilization and optimization—leading to transformative innovation and sustainable competitiveness.

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