The Next Iteration of Cloud Computing: ‘Enhanced Data Analytics and AI’

Smart companies (often guided by their smart channel partners) are not just looking at cloud for the sake of cloud. Rather, they’re considering what it can and should do for them on a strategic level. Accenture calls this “business reinvention.” And the biggest area where organizations want to invest? “Enhanced data analytics and AI,” Accenture says.

To that point, 43% of respondents intend to fund a practice dedicated to enhanced data analytics and AI. After that, they’re prioritizing the modernization of legacy and mainframe apps (37%). Next up comes initiatives to upskill/reskill talent to better use cloud computing. From there, organizations plan to invest in customer experience, new product/service revenue opportunities, efficiencies, emerging technologies, employee experience and platform business development.

Cloud channel partners have the chops to help clients tackle — and succeed in — each of these areas.