Cloud Data Migration

Cloud migration offers a variety of organizational benefits. Leveraging these benefits require careful planning. Companies must map the organizational goals and the workloads that support them to cloud features that will help further those goals.

Based on the type of migration needed, and the specific resources required, the method companies use for cloud migration varies. Some common elements, however, include evaluating performance and security requirements, choosing a cloud provider, calculating costs, and making any necessary organizational changes.

GoDgtl can perform proper needs and goals assessment, so that organizations can create a solid migration plan that meets the short- and long-term business objectives.

Companies need to design the approach used for data migration to the cloud around the objectives and goals of the business. There are many options available. Some of the more common methods include Rehost, Refactor, and Rebuild. Within these options, there are many decisions and choices companies need to make based on the organizational cloud maturity level and cost factors.

GoDgtl delivers expertise and extensive knowledge of the applications and infrastructure needed to ensure the complexity and challenges are addressed with the company’s goals in mind.

For a successful project, it is important for companies to figure out their business motivation and use cases for transitioning to the cloud. They must build basic migration strategies according to these business motivations, and they should adhere to a framework of cloud governance. Often businesses will establish a Cloud Center of Excellence, or CCoE which outlines clear policy-based rules, roles, and responsibilities.

A skilled staff is required to handle a cloud migration, and companies must recognize and plan for training necessities early in the project lifecycle. Continuous training across teams is essential. To ensure efficiency, companies should implement automation wherever possible to minimize disruptions. This will also lower costs and risks.

Migration plans should not be complete without monitoring cloud usage from the start. Without a standardized dashboard that provides data on the cloud services that are running, the risk of adding to the company’s budget and wasting the company’s resources increases.