Cloud Migration Brief

[N_Bakewell]

Good afternoon all,

My organization is just starting to progress through the planning and evaluation phase of potentially moving away from a colocation setup to a full cloud deployment for our infrastructure.  In an attempt to not reinvent the wheel as far as administrative artifacts go, does anyone have a good template for ET decision briefs, evaluation comparisons, IPRs, or anything else that might come in handy during this long process?

[Caute_cautim]

@N_Bakewell   It does not have to be a long journey, as long as you commence the journey, knowing what you want to achieve:  https://www.ibm.com/services/cloud/migration

Regards

Caute_cautim

[RajeshN]

The journey to the cloud can be challenging and expensive but, a structured approach to cloud adoption and implementation enables organizations to reduce TCO, maximize ROI, and control the full potential of the cloud. https://www.nousinfosystems.com/competency/cloud

[Caute_cautim]

@RajeshNHowever, many companies make the claim, they can do it better than others:

However, one needs to do some good research and ensure you use experienced organisations, who do this on a regular basis and fully understand the business strategy, business needs and security strategy of the organisation.  Often this means knowing, at least who has ownership for the data and the risks associated with those assets.

https://www.ibm.com/services/cloud/migration?p1=Search&p4=43700064931718097&p5=e&gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIB...

Or one could take a relatively objective and neutral approach by using the Gartner reports:

https://www.opentext.com/info/gartner-cloud-strategy-cookbook/?ldsrc=Marketing%20-%20Paid%20Inbound&...

You definitely have to weight up the resultant changes, in the organisations, culture and what the vision is for this organisation, whilst ensuring the data assets are fully protected.

Regards

Caute_Cautim