IDC PeerScape: Practices for Maximizing the Business Value of Digital Infrastructure Consumption-as-a-Service Subscriptions

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• Figure: IDC PeerScape: Digital Infrastructure — Practices for Maximizing the Business Value of Consumption-as-a-Service Subscriptions

Executive Summary

Peer Insights

• Practice 1: Use the Consumption-as-a-Service Surge Capacity to De-Risk Business Operations

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• Practice 2: Shift Life-Cycle Management to Consumption-as-a-Service Vendors to Free Internal Staff to Support LOB Needs

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• Practice 3: Focus on KPIs and Business Outcomes, and Let the Vendor Determine Feeds and Speeds

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• Practice 4: Partner with Application Owners to Engage Finance Early in the Process

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