The global silicon chip shortage is creating major problems for organizations worldwide. Regrettably, we fear this is only the beginning.

In this episode of IT Availability Now, Servaas Verbiest, Lead Cloud Evangelist at Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS), examines the current semiconductor shortfall and breaks down how it’s pushing businesses to modify their IT strategy. Listen to the full episode to learn:

• The implications of the chip shortage on businesses
• Why the chip shortage is accelerating cloud adoption
• The most pressing concerns organizations must address amidst a sudden shift in their IT strategy
• The benefits of performing a workload analysis and why it’s more important than ever
• Steps companies can take to minimize costs as their cloud footprint grows 

Brian Fawcett is a Senior Manager of Global Sales Engagement at Sungard AS. With over 15 years of experience in a range of industries, he specializes in forming enterprise-wide global talent and learning development programs. Brian has enriched corporate learning culture by matching organizational vision and core values to curricula, leading to application and impact.

As the Lead Cloud Evangelist at Sungard AS, Servaas Verbiest assists businesses and organizations in realizing the full potential of cloud computing by thinking strategically, deploying rapidly, and acting as an ambassador for the cloud ecosystem. While at Sungard AS, Servaas has worked with more than 1,000 unique clients across multiple industries on complex application deployments, re-platforming, public cloud integrations, private cloud deployments, application lifecycle, and hybrid cloud model development.

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The full transcript of this episode is available below.