Dec 18 - Jan 198 IN MY V EWAt the Sydney Google Cloud Summit back in September it was noted that only 10 percent of computer workloads globally had migrated to the cloud. Just 10 percent! Big iron still rules for now it seems. As someone who's been working with the cloud for over a decade now that figure came as a shock. Cloud tooling, technology, processes and practices have matured fantastically over the last few years and it can be easy to think that we're well past the point where `going cloud' can move the needle.This statement had me reflecting on any number of conversations we've been having with companies recently on growth where a consistent theme has been emerging. While publicly, everyone loves to talk about disruption, new markets and name dropping the latest technologies they're investing in, behind closed doors it's a very different story. Moving from prototype to production is fraught with challenges that largely tie back to their considerable on-premises infrastructure footprint.Why should on-prem infrastructure have such an effect on growth? It's instructive to look at major disruptors such as Google, Salesforce, Amazon, Facebook, Uber, AirBnB, Netflix, Dropbox--the list goes on. While their missions, products and markets differ, one thing they share, almost without exception, is they were either born in the cloud or outright created their own. This isn't to discount or downplay the role of culture, leadership, hiring, structure and economic factors, but it's interesting to consider nonetheless. Why do they all share this common thread?The reason is simple: to innovate at pace you need to substantially reduce the cost of failure.A choice between slow failure or learning fast Practically this means severing the link between procurement, IT operations and security--which BY DAVE KUHN, GROUP DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY, GROWTHOPSREDUCING THE COST OF FAILURE: THE CLOUD'S SECRET TO HYPER-GROWTHDave Kuhn
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