It has been estimated by various organizations and researchers that the majority of the enterprise workload will be shifted to and will exist in a cloud atmosphere within the next 2 years. This is not surprising news, since the platform of the future, due to its great promise of business success and its inherent benefits such as the negation of the need for on-premises systems and expensive hardware.
If we begin talking about the benefits of the cloud then chances are that with each new discussion, a new technology will emerge that will need to be added to the existing discussion. this is because the Global cloud platform space is being developed and is evolving at a very rapid pace with new cloud vendors introducing new and more efficient cloud services as well as existing software giants introducing continuous improvements to their already offered cloud services.
In such a significant global cloud-centric environment, it is important to know which technologies are needed by the host organization to successfully migrate to the cloud and have all software and systems already in place to resume normal functioning. This is much easier said than done as the majority of companies that migrate to the cloud face some setbacks along the way and even after they have fully implemented cloud computing into their existing infrastructure.
This is where the company's need to come up with a strategic cloud migration roadmap that details all the important steps that will need to be taken and all the important software that will need to be installed on to existing hardware and on-premises systems, in order to take the entirety of the organization in the cloud environment of choice. There are various other elements to this roadmap as well, and in this article, we will be discussing some of the important points of consideration that need to be included in such a strategic cloud migration roadmap that ensures minimal setbacks along the cloud migration route and enables the organization to start cloud operations successfully.
Identifying Enterprise Cloud Needs
Identifying individual cloud operation needs leads to the most efficient cloud migration possible. This is because when a company identifies exactly what cloud services it requires to complete which process, it can avoid significant cost overrun as well as redundant systems that will probably be rendered obsolete in the very near future. The latter is a genuine concern for a great many organizations since cloud technology is evolving at an extremely rapid pace and the host company will probably need to determine first which tools and software will stand the test of time both within the organization as well as in the greater cloud landscape.
Operations and Dev Team Feedback
Feedback can be extremely valuable, and it certainly will be during the cloud migration. even the smallest of enterprises have a number of individual or teams that are responsible for the various tasks performed during the day. Here we will speak exclusively of the operations and development teams which are at the center of the IT industry. Listening to their demand with respect to the introduction of cloud Technology will help the organization determine exactly what is needed in terms of implementation within the roadmap.
Aligning Migration Approach with enterprise Needs
The cloud migration approach that the company takes, has to be in line with the enterprise needs with respect to cloud computing. This can be described in very simple terms with the example of a company that needs a certain software system to achieve a certain end. If the company has a great number of identities within the teams and it needs an efficient identity management platform, then it will need to include Microsoft Azure within its implementation roadmap. While there are other cloud platforms available, Microsoft Azure has been mentioned here due to its active directory feature which allows for much greater and more efficient identity management than other systems
Cloud technology training and cloud-based certifications can help any organization that is hoping to move to the cloud overcome any and all challenges that the future may hold for it. Make sure to train Your team's regularly on cloud concepts to ensure they continued success in terms of creating strategic cloud migration and later functioning roadmaps.