The good news
Business leaders across the C-suite see cloud’s critical role in both defining and achieving their company’s growth and operational ambitions. And they have high expectations.
Now, the bad news: Few companies are positioned for cloud to fully deliver on its exceptional promise. This gap between possibility and reality is clearly reflected in PwC’s inaugural US Cloud Business Survey. Given cloud’s transformational potential for organizations, the survey explores what cloud means for business and technology executives in seven distinct leadership roles, including the chief information officer (CIO), chief operating officer (COO) and board member.
This cross-functional view is essential to capitalizing on cloud, and the survey findings can help companies identify critical areas to address so they can more fully capture value. And it’s not too late. We’re still in the early stages of a cloud sea change, a change in which thinking, doing and innovating are accelerated across the business. After all, “the cloud” is not a singular destination — it’s a dynamic fabric that drives resiliency, agility and lasting transformation.
Business leaders agree that cloud is now both an integral part of corporate strategy and day-to-day operations. Regardless of where they sit in the organization, cloud has become a unifying force for CEOs, strategy heads, and business unit and functional leaders. In fact, when looking across 11 dimensions related to cloud strategy and implementation, functional leaders emerge as active decision-makers.