Why and how to move to Cloud Computing?
The cost saving, flexibility and scalability benefits of cloud technologies has become impossible to ignore for most businesses. But how can you start your cloud journey and how exactly will your business benefit from it? Reading this white paper, written by our cloud engineers, will help orient you in getting started in the world of cloud technologies
Download the White paper to discover:
- How to get started in your cloud journey
- The operational and cost saving benefits of cloud computing that have driven its rise
- The process of migrating your IT infrastructure to the cloud
- Organisational and financial shifts when moving to the cloud
What’s inside?
Editorial & Introduction
- Overview of digital transformation, cloud acceleration (e.g., due to the pandemic), and the shift to platform-centric strategies.
Cloud Computing: The Reasons Behind Its Rise
- Innovation via access to cutting-edge tech
- Infrastructure modernization & removing technical debt
- Cost savings through OpEx vs CapEx
- Scalability, agility, faster time-to-market
- Talent attraction and enhanced security
How Do You Move to the Cloud?
- Strategy 1: Migrate “as is” (Lift & Shift)
- Strategy 2: Re-platform to managed services or containers (e.g., VMware Engine, GKE)
- Strategy 3: Redesign for cloud-native (serverless, BigQuery, AI/ML)
Beyond Technology
- Organizational, cultural, and operational changes
- Change management, training, governance, FinOps, outsourcing considerations
How Do You Get Started?
- Domain analysis (assessment of current IT)
- Define migration strategy and roadmap
- Establish cloud foundations (governance, landing zone, security)
- Begin migration execution
Migration
- Carry out the migration based on plan
Conclusion
Summary of cloud benefits and key transformation considerations
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