The IT team needs to act as a broker of cloud-enabled services across the organisation, to ensure new capabilities fit with an integrated cloud strategy in which all data and IT resources are joined up and made the best possible use of. They need to become a partner in innovation, working with the business to understand and deliver upon its goals and objectives.
The focus of the IT department is shifting from managing the data centre stack or maintaining hardware. Innovations such as the Oracle Cloud Machine – which brings remotely-managed cloud services on premise, supporting the creation of a cloud-enabled strategy for all critical enterprise applications – means that the traditional support function of IT is becoming less relevant.
