Overview

In the new era of globalization and rapid technological development, the market environment is undergoing changes. Consumer demands are constantly upgrading, market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and traditional business models are facing huge challenges. Faced with these pressures, digital transformation has become the only way for enterprises to achieve business innovation and sustainable development.

Digital transformation refers to the comprehensive reshaping and innovation of an organization's business models, operations processes, products, and services using digital technologies (such as IT infrastructure, databases, big data, IoT, AI, and blockchain) to adapt to the rapidly changing market environment and meet customers' ever-increasing requirements. Mainstream cloud computing platforms now integrate a wide array of secure, highly available digital technologies. These technologies are delivered globally as on-demand cloud services in the fastest and most efficient manner. Cloud transformation plays a pivotal role in driving digital transformation. Looking ahead, cloud services will serve as the foundation for most digital services. Electricity was the hallmark of the industrial era, with consumption levels serving as indicators of a society's industrial progress. In the digital era, cloud computing has become the hallmark, where cloud usage reflects the level of digital advancement within a society.

Cloud transformation is the process of migrating the IT infrastructure, application systems, and business processes of an organization to the cloud computing platform or using cloud computing technologies to reconstruct and optimize the business models and operating processes. It is not only a simple migration of data and applications to the cloud, but also a comprehensive transformation involving strategies, technologies, organizations, and processes.

The first step of cloud transformation is to formulate a cloud transformation strategy, which requires comprehensive planning and careful preparation. Developing a cloud transformation strategy goes beyond technical considerations. It requires alignment with the organization's business and digital strategies. Strategic objectives also need to be aligned with senior leaders and all stakeholders across the company. It typically involves several key steps: analyzing stakeholder interests, identifying the drivers of cloud transformation, assessing the organization's cloud maturity, setting clear transformation objectives, and evaluating the potential benefits. The following sections provide a detailed breakdown of each aspect.