A survey of global businesses, conducted by IDG Research and sponsored by the Accenture AWS Business Group, illustrated how time, and speed, is of the essence in cloud migration. Still, any migration poses challenges. The experiences of cloud-first organizations offer valuable lessons to avoid getting sidetracked.

1. EXECUTIVES EXPECT A FASTER PATH TO BUSINESS
OUTCOMES, PUTTING IMPLEMENTERS IN THE HOT SEAT
ACCELERATING THE
CLOUD MIGRATION
DIVIDEND

2.  COMPANIES THAT MIGRATE TO CLOUD
FASTER ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL
 RAPID ADOPTION LEADS TO EARLIER PAYOFF
 LEADERSHIP EXPECTS FASTER PATH,
PRESSURE ON DIRECTOR-LEVEL EMPLOYEES
TO IMPLEMENT
 COST-SAVINGS BECOMES LESS IMPORTANT
AS PICK UP PACE
5 KEY RESEARCH FINDINGS
83%
76%
AGILITY
SCALABILITY
TO SUPPORT
GROWTH
TOP REASONS
TO MIGRATE:

3. CLOSE EXPECTATION GAP
83%OF VP AND HIGHER
EXECUTIVES WANT
TO ACCELERATE
THE PACE
But there’s a gap in expectations by level
69%
OF DIRECTOR LEVEL
IMPLEMENTERS WANT
TO MOVE FASTER
Seek outside expertise
to speed migration
TO
DO:

4. CULTURE BREEDS SUCCESS
MASS MIGRATORS EMBRACE THE
GOALS OF CLOUD ADOPTION
 VP & higher have made decision to migrate
 Director level are executing
SUCCESSFUL
COMPANIES HAVE
A TOP-DOWN
ORGANIZATIONAL
PLAN

5. BENEFITS OF RAPID ADOPTION
WITHIN 6 MONTHS…
SPEED TO
MARKET
COMPETITIVE
POSITIONS
 AGILITY
 SCALABILITY
 COST SAVINGS
ALSO BENEFITTED FROM IMPROVED:
 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
 DIGITAL BUSINESS INITIATIVE
ADOPTION

6.  Top inhibitor to cloud adoption?
Data security and privacy
54% 41%
MASS
MIGRATORS
CLOUD-
FIRST
 Leverage dedicated security of cloud
provider
 Manage spending by establishing
governance, standards
 Make cloud work in enterprise in
repeatable way
OVERCOME CHALLENGES

7. 90%CLOUD-FIRST
ENGAGE PARTNERS
FOR HELP
...consider using a
global systems
integrator (GSI) a best
practice

8. MAKE THE LEAP
CAUTIOUS IMPLEMENTATION MASS MIGRATION
ACCELERATE PACE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION
EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP
COMPELLING BUSINESS CARE
CLOUD CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE HYBRID ARCHITECTURE
AUTOMATION AND DEVOPS

9. accenture.com/us-en/insight-public-cloud-migration-acceleration
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