8 | | MARCH - 2023By Sean Xu, Vice President of Data and Digital Engineering, MGM Resorts InternationalSean XuIN MY OPINIONFOUR THEMES ENABLING THE GREAT CLOUD MIGRATION OF THE 2020sSince 2020, organizations have accelerated their cloud migration efforts to enable digital transformation. While the benefits of cloud migration such as an agile infrastructure and cost savings are obvious and alluring, the journey to a successful migration is often full of challenges and requires a strong commitment. These challenges, from a misalignment of business objectives to the Skyrocketing cost to meeting compliance and regulatory mandates , pose significant risks capable of derailing an organization's' strategic goals. However, there are common themes to learn from organizations that have successfully migrated their platforms to the cloud; here are four things you can do to better position your organization's next great cloud transformation.Executive buy-in and supportAlthough it can often occur behind the scenes, cloud migration can often bring upon profound changes to company functions and culture. Business processes and process flows are rationalized, streamlined, and greatly automated. An Organization's product design, customer interactions, and cross department collaborations will need to be adjusted, and employees will need to adapt to new The IT department will need to adjust its organization structure and operating model to
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