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A recent Gartner Cloud End User Buying Behavior Survey found that overall, 63% of government cloud computing initiatives have succeeded. This result is not far behind the global, all-industry average of 68%.
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Government CIOs must ignore a false sense of obligation to bring a failing project to fruition, and focus on agility and scalability to help them and IT leaders build new digital capabilities in the cloud.
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Government CIOs can take the lead and improve future cloud adoption by:
- Ensuring that the whole organization understands the intent, direction and roadmap of cloud adoption.
- Establishing a fully empowered cloud center of excellence.
- Supplementing skills shortage and seeking knowledge transfer.
- Expanding software as a service (SaaS) use and implementing user-friendly controls.
- Ensuring cloud adoption involves the whole organization, not just IT.
Recommended Gartner client* reading:
Quick Answer: Is Government Migration of Cloud Successful?
Governments’ Use of Cloud 2025: Fighting, Implementing or Optimizing?
*Note: Some documents may not be available to all Gartner clients.
For more information please contact:
Susan Buytenhuys
susan.buytenhuys@gartner.com