What are the main challenges that enterprises face when considering using cloud services? Cloud services should benefit your customers and make technology adoption easier, but this is not always the case. IDC has researched and identified 10 key challenges that enterprises face when moving to the cloud.

Compared with traditional IT models, the cloud relies far more on resilient communications infrastructure, meaning that an ecosystem and value chain needs to be established in order for cloud services to be successful. Who should do the back and front office work in this ecosystem? What are the different motivations for each of the constituents in the ecosystem? How can true value be delivered to your customers through the cloud? How can you guarantee the performance of your services through the cloud when you are dependent upon others for your infrastructure?

As an infrastructure provider or as a service provider looking to sell into the cloud, how do you make your proposition valuable to cloud service providers?

IDC will be addressing the above questions on October 21. The morning will begin with a brief introduction and definition of the cloud, before looking at the core roles that each part of the value chain plays in the delivery of cloud services. Discussions will look at the long-term drivers of the cloud, and how you should be tailoring your cloud strategy to harness the opportunity.

This event is suitable for all companies that are delivering services through the cloud, including cloud service providers, software, systems and services vendors, telecoms and network companies, mobile operators and systems integrators.

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