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Cloud Migration Considerations Checklist

Check list for Cloud migration

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Cloud Migration Considerations Checklist

Assess your existing  Where are you near end of life on existing hardware,
situation: leases, warranty, or support agreements?
infrastructure,  Is it time to renew software enterprise agreements?
licensing, staffing Can you take advantage of more flexible subscription or
service provider licensing models?
 Where the automation and management of the cloud
free up IT staff?
Which back-office  Look at apps that require fault-tolerance such as CRM
apps could leverage and ERP to tap into built-in DR
unique cloud  Inherently distributed apps like mail have inherent
cloud capabilities; Look at full Exchange environment or
capabilities?
hosted exchange based on your needs to customize (full
Exchange in the cloud is customizable)
 Easily migrate terminal server or browser based apps—
SharePoint, Drupal, Joomla
Can you use the  Where can you reduce cost of sales, cost of support or
cloud to open new create new markets with legacy apps?
markets?  Which customer facing apps could you serve online
(SaaS) to reach new customers or serve internal
customers better?
 Can you leverage the cloud as a fast path to multi-
tenancy? Single tenant c/s app can be served multi-
tenant in the cloud without costly re-architecting.
Assess your security  Understand what data and apps need to be held via SAS
requirements to 70 Type II audited, HIPAA and PCI compliant systems
understand  Can you access data over the public internet or do you
require a secure connection?
implications
 For a secure connection, asses your need for persistent
VPNs, private VLANs, extending AD or LDAP
 Extending Active Directory or LDAP authentication for
your apps necessitates a secure vLAN or secure point to
point connection
Cloud Migration Considerations Checklist

Plan migration to  Think about frictionless processes that leverage the


minimize flexibility of the cloud
impact/downtime—  Develop internal awareness plan to enable internal
business customers to easily provision the services that
practice good
they need (self-service intranet portal?)
change  Consider internal bill-back. Make sure your cloud
management provider has sub-account processes that automate
charge backs for you
 Plan for a new customer support model with your new
solution; Make sure you can focus on your
competencies, not managing the infrastructure; Look
for a complete enterprise cloud platform
 Easily test the waters—transfer just one application to
the cloud, or move your whole back office quickly and
easily
Find an enterprise  See the detailed Enterprise Cloud Provider Checklist
grade cloud
provider that meets
security and
performance
requirements

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