Insight announcements Insight Managed Cloud Services: Your 24x7 Cloud Partner
By Trish O’Keeffe / 18 Mar 2024
It’s not enough to just migrate to the cloud, as a lot of organizations are discovering.
To give you an idea, a whopping 85% of enterprises are projected to adopt cloud-first principles by 2025. So, the ones that haven’t yet will probably be looking to join competitors sooner rather than later — and not just to keep pace, but to take advantage of the benefits the cloud provides.
However, moving to the cloud is not without its challenges. While some opt to tackle those obstacles themselves, it’s an undeniable drain on resources that some smaller outfits simply aren’t equipped to face alone. That’s why we launched Insight Managed Cloud Services. It’s an offering that meets demand, with managed services being a priority for 79% of small and medium businesses and 97% of upper-midmarket firms. It also fills an ever-growing need — many needs, in fact.
The cloud computing challenges every organization faces
According to “The Path to Digital Transformation” survey, which Insight commissioned Foundry to conduct, there are many roadblocks preventing organizations from achieving cloud-computing success. For example, 38% of respondents (leaders at companies of different sizes) cited the following among their top obstacles:
- Integrating cloud resources
- Securing cloud resources
- Monitoring/managing performance and reliability
Other challenges include the migration of core business applications (30%), controlling public cloud costs (26%) and a lack of in-house cloud development skills/expertise (26%). With regard to the latter, the survey revealed 84% of respondents plan to turn to third-party providers to enable their digital transformation.
Enter Insight and our managed cloud services, our first truly global cloud offering. In whichever region your cloud assets are located, Insight provides the same management capabilities from our managed cloud center of excellence.
What Insight Managed Cloud Services mean for you
By entrusting Insight with your cloud management, you can focus on your core business. That’s likely what your end customers prefer, too — for you to focus on your strengths. As the leading Solutions Integrator, Insight simplifies cloud-management tasks, taking over the updates, backups and maintenance, as you reallocate your resources to generate more revenue.
Ultimately, the key reasons to opt for managed cloud services? Things like greater:
- Operational efficiency: You pay only for the services you need at any given time. Insight helps you scale infrastructure quickly and efficiently as your needs change. Because you only pay for what you use, resources aren’t wasted. On top of that, you save by not needing to invest in expensive hardware, software or infrastructure.
- Agility: With no need to invest or set up expensive hardware, you’re less tied down and are freer to test out new solutions. You can now devote more energy to the development of your own products and services as you scale.
- Security: Cloud environments can be vulnerable to security threats. Insight improves your security through expertise and the latest technologies. Robust security measures protect your data and assets, so you enjoy reliable, uninterrupted service — and peace of mind.
- Monitoring: The peace of mind you enjoy also results from consistent availability on the part of providers. For example, Insight monitors your compute, network and database and responds to events — 24x7.
Finding the right cloud fit
Other key Insight differentiators include our ability to manage all facets of your cloud environments from their sheer architecture to their implementation. Combined with our hybrid capabilities, Insight can run your applications in the right cloud environment that meets your needs. Choose from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure or a multicloud deployment, too. More importantly, Insight ensures those applications run well.
After all, Insight has a team of assembled experts — and a proven track record. Our hands-on approach empowers you to take a similar one with your customers instead. You can focus on what you do best as we do the same.
Trish O’Keeffe
Director of Microsoft Practice, Insight Canada
Trish has worked at Insight Canada for more than 20 years. She began her IT career in the traditional sense — in desktop and network support. Proving that a career in IT can span more than managing infrastructure, Trish moved to the operations side, managing procurement and logistics for Insight internally, including building and growing the Insight configuration center in Montreal. Her current role is enabling digital transformation and cloud growth for Insight clients across Canada.
