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Navigating through the cloud?

The latest research report from the EMA shows that not aligning cloud and the network teams leads to security, compliance, operations, and business-level consequences. Avoid the dysfunction – download the report.

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Whether you’re in the C-suite or a cloud or network professional, this report is the first step toward bridging the gaps holding back your cloud success

Why do 72% of enterprises struggle to achieve the full value of the cloud?

Research by Enterprise Management Associates shows that many are getting a critical piece of it wrong: cloud networking. Integrating network infrastructure services teams into the cloud journey is imperative, but most just don’t do it.

If your cloud adoption is hitting roadblocks, consider investigating the relationship between your cloud and networking teams as a reason.

Collaboration challenges between networking and cloud teams directly resulted in:

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Security and compliance issues at 73% of enterprises

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IT operations issues at 89% of enterprises

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Business-level issues at 82% of enterprises

This research explores why partnership between network and cloud teams is so critical, and provides advice on supporting it to optimize your cloud investment.

“I have institutional knowledge of how the core network works, plus knowledge of how the cloud network team expects it to work. More often than not, those expectations aren’t realistic.”

Network Platform Engineer, Cloud Center of Excellence, Global Financial Institution

“Cloud applications and deployments don’t exist on an island. You need to design for connectivity back to on-premises, branch offices, and remote users.”

Ned Bellavance, Founder, Day Two Cloud Podcast

“[The cloud team doesn’t] even want to hear from you. Well, until they come back six months later and say they want an even bigger subnet.”

Network Engineer, Big-Four Consulting Firm

“Oh yeah, we love sources of truth. We have 350 of them.”

Network Architect, Computer Manufacturer

Why don’t cloud and network teams collaborate better?

The research shows there are four primary reasons for misalignment between cloud and network teams. They are:

lacking leadership support

Lacking leadership support

siloed management of critical services

Siloed management of critical services

sidelined networking team

Sidelined networking team

skills gap

Skills gap

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