The Cloud Journey Continues

Here’s an overview of some of the findings in Accenture’s new cloud report:

•        Eighty-six percent of companies increased the volume and scope of their cloud initiatives over two years.

•        As noted on the previous slide, 42% of surveyed organizations, on average, report fully achieving expected cloud outcomes, up from 37% in 2020.

•        Business enablement has risen to become the most fully achieved outcome at 45%.

•        Top barriers to cloud value are “security and compliance risks” and “complexity of business and operational change,” with 41% of respondents placing those in their top three overall.

•        “Legacy application modernization” follows closely at 39%.

•        While 32% of companies see their cloud journeys as complete and are satisfied with outcomes, the remainder (68%) are still progressing on their cloud journeys.

The next slide shows which outcome remains the most elusive and how cloud partners can play a role in resolving that challenge.