How to choose your cloud provider: AWS, Google or Microsoft?
The public cloud is fast becoming the platform of choice for IT leaders and their line-of-business counterparts. Worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is forecast to hit $160 billion in 2018 , according to researcher IDC, which represents a 23 percent increase on 2017 investment levels. Yet while the pace of the move to on-demand IT continues to quicken, CIOs are faced with a bewildering option of providers and services. How should organisations manage this selection process? Five IT leaders share their experiences of finding the right balance for their business. 1 . Make the most of the range of options Aaron Powell, chief digital officer at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), says he didn't set out to have a single-provider cloud approach. In fact, he embraces choice. "I have an instinctive preference for having more than one cloud provider," says Powell. The organisation uses Azure for some services, such as a portal for blood donors,...