how to avoid cloud migration pitfalls

How to Avoid Cloud

Migration Pitfalls

with Brian Eiler

Client Solutions Specialist

How to Avoid Cloud

Migration Pitfalls:

- Planning

- Workload Architecture

- Security and Connectivity

- Data Storage and Transfer

- The Human factor

- Finance

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Planning Considerations

• What is a workload?

• A website

• Sales analytics

• Finance applications

• Selecting the ‘right’ workload

• Keep it simple

• Testing and break points:

• Proof of Concepts

• Stopping a run-away project


Planning Considerations (2)

• How long will the workload exist?

• Your cloud exit strategy


Workload Architecture Considerations

• Cloud service model: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

• Cloud hosting model: Public, Private, or Hybrid


Workload Architecture Considerations (2)

• Vendor reference architectures

• Workload scalability:

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Migration methods:

• Lift & shift (forklift)

• Parallel operations

• Application refactoring


Security and Connectivity Considerations

• Regulatory compliance & Business Associate Agreements (BAAs)

• Examples:

• PCI-DSS (International, payment processing)

• ISO/IEC 27001 (International, not industry specific)

• HIPAA (U.S.-based, healthcare information)

• SOX (U.S.-based, finance transparency)

• FIPS 200 (U.S. federal, information security)

• FedRAMP (U.S. federal, cloud service providers)


Security and Connectivity Considerations (2)

• Who will use this workload?


Security and Connectivity Considerations (3)

• How will the users connect to the workload?

• User authentication

• Access control


Data Storage and Transfer Considerations

• What type of data will you store in the cloud?

• Files / Objects

• Databases

• Data transfer implications:

• Bandwidth requirements

• Transfer duration

• Performance

• Costs


Data Storage and Transfer Considerations (2)

• Expectation management: Testing and determining the limits

• SLAs: Performance and availability metrics


Data Storage and Transfer Considerations (3)

Data protection:

• Cloud backups

• Testing the backups

Encryption:

• Data at-rest

• Data in-transit


Human Resources Considerations

• Comfort level with the cloud: Your team vs. the users

• How personal reactions impact the migration


Human Resources Considerations (2)

• User training: Who, When and Why

• Using external consultants


Finance Considerations

• Application licensing in the cloud

• Return on Investment (ROI)


Take That Next Step -

Understanding the Cloud Business

Application & Vendor Landscape (#5850)

Cloud Workload Planning (#6033)


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You can follow this path to:

• Bring your organization up to a similar baseline understanding.

• Equip your team with the knowledge of the vendor landscape.

• Create an effective migration strategy.

• Get started on the specific vendor learning path.

• Optimize your cloud environment and maximize ROI.


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