When a new idea presents itself that gives a business a chance to move ahead of its competition, things need to happen fast. Maybe it’s a new technology that opens up an exciting new way to conduct business. Or maybe it’s something as simple as an update to a customer-facing service. If the organization can’t flex its IT infrastructure fast enough, the opportunity evaporates. It’s like when you’re stuck behind slow moving vehicles on a two-lane mountain road – a gap opens up, but you don’t have the power you need to accelerate, so you continue to crawl along for who knows how long.

IT organizations are challenged to find the kind of speed and flexibility that would enable them to make a solid contribution to business growth. Many spend the majority of their time managing and maintaining their existing infrastructure, which prevents them from focusing on developing new apps and services.

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