We continue to see companies emphasizing modernization and digital transformation in order to realize the benefits of availability, resilience, performance and cost management. There will continue to be challenges to face, though, in ensuring that digital transformation results in appropriate solution architectures that provide appropriate security, visibility and compliance. A digital transformation does no good if the end result is worse than the original. Challenges include selecting the right cloud platforms and services; finding the right personnel to architect the appropriate solution; and creating an effective coordination between the disparate cloud services, SaaS offerings, API endpoints, etc.
