What is a cloud center of excellence?
A cloud center of excellence is a team of experts, both internal and external. They have the knowledge, experience and skills to help you plan and move to the cloud. The benefits are many.
Before detailing the benefits of such a center of excellence (or CCoE for "Cloud Centre of Excellence"), it's worth remembering that it's synonymous with a cross-functional team. This is fundamental. Its success and effectiveness depend on one golden rule: it must be led and directed by the people in charge of your company's digital transformation.
Team members need to understand how to develop and manage cloud computing strategy, governance and best practices, as well as have business and technical skills, security know-how, product knowledge and much more.
In short, the cloud must not be reduced to a technological issue. Choosing this or that solution is neither sufficient nor relevant. The cloud is not a destination, it's a catalyst for growth.
These are the people who will ultimately determine the success of your cloud computing strategy. If your company fails to involve employees at all levels and understand what it takes to evolve, then the cloud project is likely to fail!
What are the benefits?
Hence the need to set up a CCoE. You'll reap the benefits:
A CCoE creates value at all levels. All stakeholders know what is expected of them, what they are responsible for, and why. This considerably reduces uncertainty and frustration.
This gives the various business and IT teams a clearer understanding of what needs to be done to achieve their objectives. By using a unified approach to integrating new technologies, the learning curve can be shortened.
In conclusion, it's essential to put in place a cloud computing strategy that is both sustainable and scalable across the organization, to maximize your ability to reduce risk and take advantage of the cloud.
