The transformation trap: Why organizations are trying to change too much, too fast

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Organizations can be under huge pressure to make changes to their IT estates. In particular, there are two drivers of this change.

Firstly, there’s the pressure to innovate. The rapid advancement of technology and AI coupled with shifting business priorities can put organizations under pressure to adopt the latest tools, with vendor messaging advocating for the speed of adoption. Simultaneously, ongoing inflation and slower economic growth can mean there is a need to find more cost-effective solutions.

Technical Manager at Cloudhouse.

Secondly, there’s the change that is forced. Operating systems might be reaching their end of life and need upgrading, or there are outages and cyber threats to defend against. There have also been several recent examples of software vendor prices rising significantly due to ownership changes, like with VMware, and companies therefore needing to find new solutions for their budget and reduce vendor dependency.

However, in dealing with these...

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