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40 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2021 www.vanguardcanada.com to maintain and manage the cloud envi- ronment, freeing the teams to focus on higher-value tasks that contribute to better business outcomes. Many organizations use multiple public clouds from many vendors to deliver IT services. In fact, a hybrid multi-cloud envi- ronment is quickly becoming the new nor- mal for many enterprises, but it can pose major challenges for teams accustomed to using on-premises infrastructure. Managing cloud-based services across multiple providers can be overwhelming. Operational issues like dispersed work- loads, security gaps, and limited visibility on development teams' output have lead- ers looking for ways to streamline manage- ment to simplify operations, satisfy busi- ness imperatives, and adapt to changing business landscape. As organizations migrate and modern- ize their technology infrastructure, the business benefits of changing to a single operating model in a hybrid multi-cloud environment are numerous: • Increased time to value/market for new business capabilities; • Reduced costs, increased efficiency; • Real-time insights and visibility; • A single pane of glass (control tower); and • Improved customer and employee en- gagement due to improved user experi- ence. The challenge for many organizations is with implementation. The organizations know what they need to do but they need help with how to effectively transition to a hybrid multi-cloud environment while keeping costs in control. 5 reasons hybrid multi-cloud management makes sense 1. Manage risk: Identify and address risks to ensure security, compliance, and dependability. 2. Enhance innovation: Bring ideas to market more quickly in an integrated multi-cloud environment while main- taining governance, agility, and con- trol of your hybrid multi-cloud land- scape. 3. Increase visibility: A single interface providing access to open-standards tools, self-service access to ready-to- use patterns, and built-in governance. 4. Reduce total cost of ownership: Support and automate legacy IT while speeding the transition to cloud-based services infused with AI and advanced automation. 5. Resource utilization: Maximize re- source utilization on-premises while minimizing cloud costs. With hybrid cloud fast emerging as the winning model for enterprise transforma- tion, there is no need to compromise on availability, security, or speed. A hybrid cloud approach will allow organizations to gain visibility and control over their entire infrastructure and, in turn, do business in a much more secure and efficient manner. Accelerating Digital Transformation with Garage Methodology To remain interoperable and retain our place in the world we must digitally trans- form to reinvent defence in Canada. Digi- tal transformation is required to improve efficiency, maintain interoperability with allies, and for recruitment and retention. People, processes, data, and architecture are critical to success. A culture of growth mindset towards digital innovation is es- sential to achieving the digital transforma- tion vision. This requires working in a new way. The IBM Garage is a bold, comprehensive ap- proach to innovation and transformation that provides a place to co-innovate, build culture, and rapidly increase capability. Using agile development methodologies and DevOps tools and techniques, IBM brings organizations together to work in a new way to create useful and highly ad- opted solutions. Applying the Garage Methodology with an enterprise perspective and integrated approach can accelerate the progression from digitization to digital transformation to digital reinvention. It's the new way of working to accelerate achievement of the reinvention vision. Shannon McClure is the IBM Canada Ser- vices Partner for Defence. She has 24 years of business experience with more than 16 years of experience working with Defence organizations. As the Canadian represen- tative on IBM's Global Defence Board she collaborates on innovation agendas includ- ing artificial intelligence. Shannon can be counted on to help in the most complex sit- uations and is focused on helping to trans- form Canadian Defence, putting people and data first, and pivoting clients to the cogni- tive era. She is experienced in planning and managing complex organizational change projects combined with information tech- nology business transformations and is focused on helping Defence organizations obtain value from artificial intelligence. She's known for her deep industry experi- ence, organizational change management skills, and for driving disruption and inno- vation to create value for clients. Shannon is a founding executive member of the IBM Advancing Women in Global Business Ser- vices group and she is the Executive Spon- sor of the IBM Veterans Business Resource Group. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from the Univer- sity of Ottawa. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

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