cloud trends: what clients want; what providers are delivering
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Cloud Services
Outsourcing Institute Service Provider Summit
January 30th, 2013
Stanton Jones, Analyst, Emerging Technology
What Clients Want; What Providers are Delivering
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1. Cloud and the sourcing agenda
2. What we’re seeing in the market
3. Recommendations
Agenda
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Cloud and the sourcing agenda
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Cloud and the sourcing agenda
CIOs are under pressure to reduce costs and move faster. Tactical response is rapid functional out-tasking to ‘as-a-service’ models.
Pressure to rapidly reduce cost/move faster
Rapid/unstructured functional “as-a-service” out-tasking
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Cloud and the sourcing agenda
The standardized nature of as-a-service models is creating dramatic changes in external engagement models…
Contracting for IaaS, and especially SaaS, requires input from several traditional towers, usually including both BPO and ITO.
Features and service levels are highly standardized; creating a significant change in the traditional contracting process.
High level of interaction with legal and procurement; helping the client what can (and can’t) be negotiated.
Comparing business case often apples & oranges.
ITSM and DR often ignored.
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Cloud and the sourcing agenda
Transition &
Transformation Operations Contractual Relation
Client
Integrator Cloud
Provider
Client*
Integrator Integrator** Cloud
Provider
Cloud Provider
Client*
* Delivery of potential services that are not included in standard cloud offering
** Responsibility for full service, including elements not included in standard cloud offering
Increasingly, we’re having contracting discussions with our clients, helping
them to understand new options created by the movement to as-a-service.
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Wave 2 (Shared) Wave 1 (Traditional)
Cloud and the sourcing agenda
The single most important discussion we’re having with clients is about transformation. If the platform is shared, provider won’t change – you will.
► Document current state via an RFP; supplier replicates
► Negotiated terms and service levels
► Volume = leverage for price and terms
► Contract for innovation
► Benchmark against years of data
► Contract commitments of 3, 5 or 7 years
► Dedicated systems
► Document requirements; determine fit
► SLAs and many terms generally non-negotiable
► Volume = leverage for price discount; minimal impact on commercial terms
► Innovation inherent
► Shared systems
► Limited data to benchmark
► Significant internal transformation may be required
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What we’re seeing in the market
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Assessing the Level of Cloud Adoption
27% 20%
9%
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3 ISG Quarterly Provider Survey: Cloud Computing
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*ISG Contracts Knowledgebase®
Provider Pipeline
► Half have cloud scope in 25% of their pipeline opportunities
► Cloud-based opportunities are up over previous periods
► All providers expect cloud services to grow faster than traditional ITO,
predominantly in the U.S. market
Percentage of ISG Advised
Contracts with Cloud in Scope
Number of Industrywide
Contracts with Cloud in Scope* 2
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Assessing the Level of Cloud Adoption: Your Input
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Recognizing the Realities of Cloud Deployment
Converged / Utility / Dynamic Computing SaaS IaaS
Public Cloud Shared Infrastructure
Private Cloud Dedicated Infrastructure
Cloud Deployment Models
Cloud
Strategy
Cloud Service Models
BPaaS
Caution!
Does not fully
realize cloud’s
promise
Perceived Risk Security & data
privacy concerns
Opportunity
•Economies of Scale
•Standard
•Modern
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Expansion of existing ITO business Integrating acquisitions
Opportunities and Challenges in the Provider Community
Unbound by legacy constraints
Security and privacy concerns
Pure-play SaaS and IaaS Providers
1
Traditional Multinational Providers
Application transformation and modernization Reliance on infrastructure partners
2
India-heritage Providers
5
Innovative shared hosting platforms Supporting large, complex clients
Mid-market Hosting Providers
Existing relationship with IT and procurement Cannibalization of license revenue streams
Traditional Software Companies
3 4
Solution
Assessment
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What we’re seeing in the market
Software-as-a-Service
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
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Cloud and the sourcing agenda: SaaS
►Strong demand for Workday and Oracle Fusion (SaaS):
≈75% of US HR clients using SaaS on periphery.
Half of HRO clients are evaluating Workday or Oracle Fusion – adoption still remains low however. Sunk cost in Oracle and SAP as well as immaturity of SaaS outside US are primary reasons.
►Demand for cloud-based email and collaboration picking up:
Microsoft 365 picking up steam over Google Apps.
More interest in contracting directly than via a SI.
►ServiceNow continues to displace traditional on-premises ITSM platforms; internal “all advisor” discussions picking up considerably.
►SAP as-a-service: client brings license, provider transforms to service
HR, CRM, ITSM and email lead the way; SAP as-a-service has moved into the mainstream…
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What we’re seeing in the market: SaaS
SaaS Vision Value to ‘Buyer’ ISG Asks
Rapid access to new capabilities High Who will test?
Mobile enabled High Multi-device support?
Decrease reliance on IT High What about ITSM?
Eliminate upgrades Medium Are quarterly releases forced?
Eliminate customizations Medium Will retained staff configure?
Reduce TCO Medium Business case 5+ years?
Faster to implement Medium Can legacy be sunsetted?
Pay per user Low How much required up front?
More secure than current Low Produce artifacts/auditable proof
Easy to integrate Low Are external systems API enabled?
Majority of time spent on SaaS deals today: feature comparisons, evaluating standard commercial terms, creating business case.
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What we’re seeing in the market: SaaS Before
Software: Client-
Owned Tier 1 ERP
ITO ADM: Sourced to Provider X
ITO Infrastructure: Sourced to Provider Y
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The pre-SaaS service model is typical for many multi-tower clients.
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What we’re seeing in the market: SaaS After
SaaS Provider
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The post SaaS model not only displaces providers, but functions shift as well.
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Cloud and the sourcing agenda: IaaS
►Renew, restructure, recomplete infrastructure clients want to evaluate new delivery models and expect cloud-like features to be a significant portion of new service.
►Reducing provisioning times from weeks to hours/days is #1 priority.
►However, final agreement typically has very little cloud. Here’s why:
Apps not considered upfront ; significant modernization required for legacy apps to run on shared platforms.
Retained org does not have skills, or see value, in self-provisioning.
Lack of business case; clients don’t know how much they use today.
Inability of provider to educate client on strategic benefits of shared platforms, and the relationship between different delivery models.
We’re seeing the promise of “as-a-service” giving way to gradual transition to dedicated, standardized & virtualized infrastructures…
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What we’re seeing in the market: IaaS
IaaS Vision Value to ‘Buyer’ ISG Asks
Pay only for what you use High* Do you know how much you use?
Self-service provisioning High* Does retained org have skills?
Rapid provisioning High SLAs for both dedicated & shared
Lower TCO Medium Assumes large % of low tier storage?
Transparent pricing Medium Unit pricing vs. summary
Inherent modernization Medium Transformation required to get there
Highly elastic Low Is there a RRC threshold?
Robust service tiers Low What % of apps need platinum?
Fewer maintenance windows Low Will standard work for client?
Majority of time spent on deals with IaaS in scope: determining where applications will land, rationalizing delivery models and service tiers, developing business case.
* Initially high, then generally moves to medium or low during discovery
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What we’re seeing in the market: IaaS
Forklift (no change)
Standardize (virtualize)
Private Shared Public
(IaaS or SaaS)
Apps that require dedicated
infrastructure, or are too risky to transform
Virtualized infrastructure – typically based on VMWare reference
architecture
Commodity applications that can be modernized
and standardized (e.g. SAP as a service)
Test/Dev for IaaS; HR, CRM, Email for SaaS
In general, the provider approach we see with new infrastructure deals is transition + transformation, using a tiered model…
x86 Applications Non x86 Applications
Physical Virtual Physical Virtual
Windows/Linux Windows/Linux Unix
% of portfolio % of portfolio % of portfolio % of portfolio
Filter based on application,
database, platform, utilization, etc.
1
2
4
Platinum Gold Sliver Bronze
Determine service tier. 3
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Recommendations
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Platform
Value
Recommendations
Cloud is a disruptive force; not a technology. Use this disruption to help clients move faster, and modernize.
► Clients do not yet understand the value of using a enterprise level partner for cloud; help them see significant value in exchange for marginal cost difference (e.g., Service Integration, SLAs, liability).
► Accept that hybrid, multi-sourced models are the new norm. Creating ITSM and orchestration layers to sit on top of this model is key.
► Clients do not yet fully appreciate the linkage between shared platforms and staying modern; key strategic benefit.
► Analytics generally inherent in shared platforms; key strategic benefit.
► For shared platforms, full transparency is key; this applies to external audits, pricing and operations. Provide web 2.0 forum for customers.
References
► Provide tangible, client-driven examples of how cloud technology can speed up operations, especially in upgrade avoidance and OS provisioning.
► Provide cost savings or cost avoidance case studies; reference-ready clients with production examples key.
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