Banks, particularly larger ones, have long been wed to on-premise applications. Yet there are real and compelling benefits to moving to the cloud, namely, a more agile, scalable, secure, and less costly infrastructure.

Managing complete cloud operations internally requires sophisticated and dedicated cloud expertise that only some large players can afford. For this reason, many institutions look to specialist firms to assist with project design, implementation, and governance. Celent takes a look at Unisys CloudForte in this Briefing Note.