?In the information technology world, no topic is receiving more attention than cloud computing. Unlike in the past where cloud computing was perceived as a cost-effective, flexible option for small to mid-sized companies, in 2012 cloud computing will proliferate deeper into the enterprise as more chief executives embrace and move to a cloud services model.
Even though cloud computing relies heavily on high-quality computing resources, stringent IT protocols and the latest technology advancements, the real value lies in the capability that the cloud can deliver to a project, a solution life-cycle and most importantly, an enterprise. There are very few companies that cannot achieve significant time, cost and efficiency benefits from entering the cloud; however, the key is understanding the real value that cloud services can bring to your business and how to go about getting the answers you need to make the best decision for your organization.
?The cloud services model is shifting from just the delivery of capacity to the delivery of improved business results ? or capability,? says Joe King, senior vice president of cloud services, JDA Software. ?This shift is due to the cloud customer?s demands for more than just technology to solve business challenges, but rather a desire to improve their business results ? all delivered via the cloud.?
King further states, ?In cloud computing terms, the ability to impact capacity ? storage, data and connectivity, or ping, power and pipe ? is often positioned as a significant driver in determining success in the cloud. In reality, it is the business solutions ? the capability ? that utilizes this capacity and has the most profound impact on business results. Capacity, while important, is not enough to power real results.?
To ensure that technology solutions enabled by cloud services become strategic drivers of real business results, JDA? Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company?, says that chief executives should expect the following:
A Strong, Secure and Safe Off-Site Environment: Insist on a stable and secure environment that includes authentication, authorization and accountability and guided by principles to deliver solutions that drive performance improvements through standardization, repetition, specialization and automation. The cloud provider should be able to demonstrate an increased level of security, availability, performance, and problem and change management.
Adds Value to the Solution: Cloud services should continually evolve and include the ability to access point release upgrades quickly and easily to ensure ongoing performance improvement. The right cloud partner should be able to provide a solution change management schedule that includes your company?s changes as well as the solutions? improvements, allowing these changes to help evolve the solution to fit your changing business requirement, not theirs.
Adds Value to the Lifecycle: A cohesive collaboration between strategic consulting, support and product development is critical to ensuring that solutions are always performing accurately and can be customized or updated as necessary to ensure the desired results are achieved. The best cloud providers can aggregate a company?s complete expertise and resources to ensure that the expected solution benefits remain throughout the full lifecycle of the solution.
Adds Value to the Enterprise: The most critical component of cloud solutions is the ability to drive improved results that will deliver value to the enterprise. The best providers have the ability to bring people, process, technology and expertise together in the cloud to address the business challenges you saw ? and the results you were seeking ? when the cloud solution evaluation process began. Bringing value to the solutions project and the solutions lifecycle is not enough. The real value occurs when a cloud provider can turn capacity value into capability value and show a demonstrated long-term set of business benefits.
When evaluating their next supply chain project, JDA recommends that chief executives ask themselves ? and the cloud provider ? the following key questions:
- ?Do I have the necessary people and skills to maintain and deliver the business results from the solution to my supply chain??
- ?Can the cloud provider enhance my own staff with people and skills that will deliver business results to my supply chain??
?These questions should not necessarily be about the cloud solution itself, but about the services that really add the value to your cloud solution,? said King. ?What a chief executive should be looking for is people who have proven experience managing supply chains across their industry who can provide the capability to transform technology solutions into an even greater value-based component of the business. The key to remember is that the software makes it possible, but the people and the expertise and the experience make it happen.?
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About JDA Software Group
JDA? Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company?, is the leading provider of innovative supply chain management, merchandising and pricing excellence solutions worldwide. JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real results in the manufacturing, wholesale distribution, transportation, retail and services industries. With an integrated solutions offering that spans the entire supply chain from materials to the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage and knowledge capital of acquired market leaders including i2 Technologies?, Manugistics?, E3?, Intactix? and Arthur?. JDA?s robust services offering, including complete solution lifecycle management via JDA Cloud Services, provides customers with leading-edge industry practices and supply chain expertise, lower total cost of ownership, long-term business value, and 24/7 functional and technical support. To learn more, visit jda.com or email info@jda.com.
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