Leaders in Cloud Adoption Approach Cloud Differently and Achieve 10x Greater ROI, Says Research by Wipro FullStride Cloud Services - Seite 2

• Increase revenue for 59% of firms
• Improve profitability for 54%
• Decrease costs for 49%

What Cloud Leaders Do Differently: Three Key Traits

Wipro’s report describes ways in which cloud leaders approach their journey differently than beginners. Those best practices include:

• Investing beyond the data center and cloud infrastructure in areas that set the stage for better returns
• Engaging senior executives, including the CEO, to sponsor cloud initiatives
• Developing capabilities and aligning metrics for success

Combing Cloud with Advanced Technologies Delivers Better Outcomes

Leaders augment their investment in cloud services with additional technologies, helping 21% of leaders achieve an ROI “significantly above expectations” compared with 10% of non-leaders. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most frequently used complementary technology, though others will emerge in two years.

• 78% of cloud leaders combine AI with cloud, compared with 49% of non-leaders
• By 2023, cloud leaders expect their biggest increases in usage of complementary technologies to be in 5G (53% increase in companies using), edge computing (31% increase) and grid computing (29% increase)
• 50% of leaders expect to boost their cloud investments for cybersecurity and risk-management in two years

Non-Leading Companies Risk Losing the Benefits of Cloud

By 2023, eight out of 10 leading firms will have advanced or fully optimized cloud environments in place, positioning them to reap the benefits of a robust cloud infrastructure. In contrast, 19% of non-leaders will still be in their planning or early phases of implementation, risking their future growth and business.

Wipro’s “Making Business Thrive: A Cloud Leader Roadmap for Achieving 10x ROI” report provides actionable intelligence and encourages companies to identify and prioritize the most effective cloud use cases for their specific industry over the next two years. The comprehensive analysis demonstrates that cloud empowers companies to increase revenue while saving costs and transforming their business, solidifying the case for broad cloud adoption across the enterprise.

To review the full Wipro FullStride Cloud Services “Making Business Thrive: A Cloud Leader Roadmap for Achieving 10x ROI” report, visit https://www.wipro.com/cloud/leader-roadmap/.

Wipro earlier this year announced its commitment to invest $1 billion in cloud technologies, capabilities, acquisitions and partnerships over the next three years. The company today employs more than 79,000 cloud professionals and has more than 10,000 people certified by the leading cloud service providers. Wipro FullStride Cloud Services, the unit responsible for this report, brings together the full portfolio of Wipro’s cloud-related capabilities, offerings and talent to help clients better align business and IT with the cloud imperative, create significant business value and increase competitive differentiation.