More and more organisations are discovering the enormous potential of moving to the cloud. Amid a complex landscape, how do they successfully turn that potential into real value? The answer is different in every case, but overall, a managed and expert-assisted cloud migration plan is crucial. It should be structured but also flexible, with the opportunity to regularly check and reorient in response to a changing business environment. So, what does that plan look like?
A successful cloud migration strategy starts with analysing your existing on-premises landscape. Combined with business goals and security regulations, this is used to determine your target cloud environment and core cloud services. The actual cloud migration process can take place in a phased and structured manner, prioritising “easy wins”. The destination should be a purpose-designed cloud mix to meet your business needs and give you a competitive edge; the journey there should be clear, efficient and disruption-free.
Whatever your current landscape or goals are – from moving a single application to an enormous infrastructure – we follow a structured and consultative process to optimise your journey. It starts with a cloud readiness assessment, from which we recommend cloud solutions and jointly devise a migration strategy that conforms to your specific requirements. As a holistic framework, it also includes post-migration services. Get the full details and further insights on how we make customers’ cloud transformations work.
As a service provider, we are cloud-agnostic and can recommend solutions on any major cloud-based platform. In fact, we maintain active relationships with hyperscalers such as Azure, AWS and Google Cloud Platform – so you can integrate with their environments and tap into their proven power and security. Read two stories of successful cloud migrations of VMWare workloads with Azure and AWS.
What do your current systems, workloads and knowledge base look like – and what does that mean for your ideal cloud ecosystem and how to get there? A cloud assessment can determine the best answers for your business, putting you on the right path to high-performance, secure and sovereign cloud services. Find out more in our video.