Cloud Buyers' Decision Tree : Decision Tree Paths
Path I
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
Yes |
Custom HW & OS and Application |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Probably Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path II
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
Yes |
Custom (or Specialized) HW & OS |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Probably Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path III
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path IV
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
PaaS Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path V
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path VI
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
No |
Not Platform Solution |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Other Recommendations
Consider in-house HW & OS appliances, out-tasking infrastructure management.
Path VII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Probably Good |
Path VIII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
IaaS (not SaaS) Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not as Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not as Good |
Path IX
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
Yes |
IT-based Differentiationa |
9 |
No |
Standard HW & OS or Application |
10 |
No |
Standard HW & OS (and Custom Application) |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Good |
Path X
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XI
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
PaaS Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XIII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
No |
Not Platform Solution |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XIV
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Good |
Path XV
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not as Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not as Good |
Path XVI
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
Yes |
Application Insulated |
8 |
No |
Process-based Differentiationa |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Good |
Path XVII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
Yes |
Differentiating |
7 |
No |
Application Not Insulated |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XVIII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XIX
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
PaaS Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XX
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XXI
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
No |
Not Platform Solution |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XXII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Saas Good |
Path XXIII
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Saas Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not as Good |
Path XXIV
Answers
1 |
Yes |
Vertical |
2 |
No |
Not Differentiating |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is Not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Saas Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Good |
Path XXV
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XXVI
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
PaaS Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XXVII
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
Yes |
Platform Solution |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is Not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Path XXVIII
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
Yes |
Impediments to Outsourcing |
6 |
No |
Not Platform Solution |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not Good |
Other Recommendations
Consider virtualization, application appliances, and out-tasking.
Path XXIX
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
Yes |
Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Good |
Path XXX
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
Yes |
Primary Business Driver is Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not as Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Not as Good |
Path XXXI
Answers
1 |
No |
Horizontal |
3 |
No |
No Impediments to Outsourcing |
4 |
No |
No Impediments to Cloud Adoption |
5 |
No |
Primary Business Driver is Not Cloud-compatible |
Conclusions
Public Cloud Fit |
Not Good |
Private Cloud Fit |
Not as Good |
Non-Cloud Outsourcing Fit |
Good |
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