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7 Ways to Accelerate your Enterprise Journey to the Cloud

March 2015 Karim Hopper, Solutions Architect

What you will learn today 1.  How you can benefit from driving cloud initiatives

2.  The 7 proven steps to accelerate cloud adoption in large enterprises

3.  How we can help you reach your objective faster

AWS Enterprise Customers

It’s YOUR journey too Cloud is as much a business opportunity as it is an opportunity for YOU as individual

>  Cloud will generate 14 million new jobs by 2015 (Source: IDC)

Executive: “But, WHAT is cloud computing?” Cloud is best defined by its 6 key benefits

Increase speed and agility  

Massive economies of scale  

Stop guessing capacity  

Trade capital expense for variable expense  

Stop spending money on running and maintaining

Data centers  

Go global in minutes  

Enterprise adoption There are two common ways that customers adopt AWS

Transformational  

•  Benefits are intuitive or there’s an existing proof of value (see Grassroots)

•  Driven by an executive sponsor

•  Program approach •  Business transformation,

“All-in” and large scale data center migration

Grassroots  

•  Benefits must be demonstrated and identified

•  Driven by subject matter experts, e.g. developers, architects, etc.

•  Proof of concept approach •  Incremental adoption

Start here  

Transformational approach Using AWS Professional Services to define a new operating model

TRANSFORMATIONAL ADOPTION   http://aws.amazon.com/professional-services

Descriptive (like TOGAF)  

Prescriptive  

Al la carte engagements

 

Grassroots approach Remember to focus on showing results quickly

Be the champion

Identify a use case

Address security

early Educate and train

Start a focus team

Run a POC

Create the business case and

evangelize!

Don’t start by writing a business case  

… LEARNING / DATA GATHERING / IMPACT ANALYSIS …  

#1 Be the champion What makes a successful champion? They have a strong sense of ownership and are willing to act on behalf of the entire company They are knowledgeable and fact-check peers where necessary (e.g. “…But I heard cloud is less secure?”) They can explain the benefits of the cloud and why “private cloud” is not the answer They act as a connector across organizational teams on cloud-related matters and projects They make cloud a “common goal” and create an environment of teamwork and cohesion They champion one approach to adopting cloud

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION  

#2 Identify a use case New projects are a great place to start

Focus on a use case that makes business teams happy AND one that

accentuates the benefits of cloud, e.g. ‘digital’ initiatives

Marketing Websites   Mobile Apps   Development   Data Analytics  

Speed up time to market with on-demand and additional, dedicated environments for new projects. Improve code quality by increasing the scale and complexity of testing (CI, CD)

Scale for unanticipated growth and increase developer productivity with our services and tools

Roll out new campaigns in minutes, on a single secure and compliant platform. Track the costs of your campaigns more accurately

P e r f o r m a d d i t i o n a l analysis of your data to improve decision making

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION   http://aws.amazon.com/enterprise

#3 Address security early Help your organization perform their due diligence

Identify an information security and compliance (if applicable) employee to lead the assessment on the use cases you have already short-listed

Next, understand how AWS security and controls align to your own:

Recommended Resources

Champion and IT AWS Shared Responsibility Model

Information Security http://aws.amazon.com/security/

•  AWS Security Overview Document •  AWS Security Best Practices Whitepaper •  Security of the Cloud (Video)

Compliance http://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

•  AWS Risk and Compliance Whitepaper •  Compliance Reports •  Compliance Webinar

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION   http://aws.amazon.com/security

#3 Address security early BTW, Security is our number one priority

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION   http://aws.amazon.com/security

#4 Education and training Create awareness first and then develop the skills Educate ALL of the stakeholders involved in IT purchasing process – not just IT

•  Business teams, Procurement, Finance, Legal, InfoSec, Ops, Architecture etc. Use the right type of AWS Technical Training at the right time

•  People learn faster and retain more knowledge when there’s context or purpose (e.g. a project)

Self Paced Labs Instructional Videos

AWS on YouTube

Pre-project Project initiation

AWS Essentials

Implementation

System Operations on AWS Developing on AWS

Post-Implementation

Architecting on AWS DevOps Engineering

Get Certified!

Role-based, Instructor-Led Training Courses

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION   http://aws.amazon.com/training

#5 Start a focus team Cloud enablement teams drive faster outcomes

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION  

Example Functions Cloud use case

assessment Operational integration Change management

(e.g. training, org., etc.) Define and govern

standards

Information Security

Procurement

Infrastructure

Architecture Compliance

Champion

Service Management

Best Practices •  Create a charter for the team with specific

objectives (use the S.M.A.R.T model) •  Appoint an executive sponsor, e.g. CIO •  Keep the team small - 8 or less •  Align individual KPIs to team charter to

drive contribution •  Make smart choices as to who you have

on the team •  Obtain a budget

#6 Run a POC Don’t try to “boil the ocean” – keep it simple

Define meaningful success criteria that are linked back to business outcomes, e.g. •  Environment provisioning time = X •  Job processing time = Y •  Maximum Concurrent Users at <1.2 sec page load time = Z •  …

Document lessons learned as you go, e.g. •  What business processes need to be changed or improved? •  What skill or role gaps exist? •  What technology standards need to be reviewed? •  How do individuals responsibilities change? •  …

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION  

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#7 Create the business case and evangelize it! Present facts about the use case AND the AWS platform

GRASSROOTS ADOPTION   http://aws.amazon.com/choosing-a-cloud-platform

Your business case  

•  Use case POC results •  Accurate cost model  •  Business value description •  Recommended approach •  Internal Information Security

and Compliance assessments  

•  The 6 benefits of cloud •  Industry research (e.g. Gartner) •  Relevant industry case studies •  AWS platform breadth and depth

Post-Implementation: Evangelize!  

Publish an internal case study to the Intranet  Run “Demo Days”  

Create interest groups and mailing lists  AWS public case study  

Now what? Establish the foundations for cloud in your organization

AWS DirectConnect (Private Leased Line)

AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Design

AWS Premium Enterprise Support

Identity and Access Management Integration

Networking  

Support  

Security  

Apps

How AWS can help We have a variety of services tailored for enterprise customers

AWS Solution Architects

Proof of concept support

TCO and ROI

support

Plan Build Amazon Partner

Network Architecture and cost optimization guidance Professional training Professional Services Account Management

Enterprise Agreements

AWS Premium Support Infrastructure Event

Management

Technical Account Manager (TAM)

AWS Concierge

Run

Security workshops Architecture guidance

Professional Services Jump start packages

“CAF”

Industry / Solution SMEs

Wait – Run that past me again? Let’s recap 1.  Become the cloud champion in your organization

2.  Short-list some (business + cloud) high value use cases

3.  Engage InfoSec early on those use cases

4.  Begin to educate all stakeholders, then focus on skill development during the project

5.  Start a cross-functional Cloud Enablement Team

6.  Execute the POC and capture lessons learned as you go

7.  Now, write the business case and evangelize it!

Thank you Karim Hopper Solutions Architect

http://www.linkedin.com/in/karimhopper