Private and Hybrid Cloud IaaS: Project Success Factors

This research report provides detailed analysis of hybrid cloud IaaS deployments at 143 companies. Analysis reveals 23 high impact practices linked to better results at those organizations with the best cloud project results. Analysis of factors that impact results reveals key success factors that should be considered by enterprise IT organizations pursuing hybrid IaaS cloud projects.

Key success factors are identified in 6 areas including:

• Strategy and use cases – most commonly pursued by those with the best project success
• Pre-requisites – prior experience or operational maturity linked to better outcomes
• Key dependencies – including various changes during cloud project
• Infrastructure changes – commonly made for cloud deployment
• Features and functions – linked to better outcomes
• Project friction – issues commonly encountered

Study highlights:

• 34 pages of top performer analysis
• 22 high impact factors – linked to success at top performing IT organizations
• 14 project success factors – that can be applied to any hybrid cloud project
• 17 figures and 5 tables – that illustrate analysis of key findings