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We asked some of the top tech pros in the business, as well as business owners who have found success working with cloud platforms for insight into cloud management as we close out 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
There was no argument that cloud computing offers powerful business solutions, scalability and secure data storage. Our experts were excited to share their thoughts and tips on how best to utilize cloud computing, prepare for migration, equip staff for changes, secure your data and what to expect in the future.
[Answers have been edited for length and clarity.]
Set Yourself Up for a Successful Migration
If you haven’t already migrated to a cloud platform, there is work to be done. David Colebatch, CEO of Tidal Migrations boils it down to three key points:
1. Architect for scale
Arm your teams with self-service requests for cloud accounts and subscriptions. Treat accounts as a billing and security construct that allows you to assign budgets to each project team. When they're done with their project, simply shutdown the accounts. This is how you can limit sprawl while also empowering teams to be self-service.
2. Inventory all the things
Create a single-pane-of-glass inventory for all your applications, both on premises and in the cloud. Change is a constant, yet many enterprises lack the data driven insights about their applications and where components need to be upgraded or replatformed to run more efficiently. Identify your application owners, analyze their source code and architectures and drive cloud-native architectures.
3. Consolidate your IP addresses across clouds and on-premises
Sprawl is hard to measure if you don't have a consolidated inventory of IT assets to begin with. Consider adopting modern tools, like the Tidal LightMesh IPAM solution to create a consolidated inventory of all your IP addresses across AWS, Azure and Google - as well as on-premises.
Sudhir Mehta, Global Vice President, Optra Engineering & Product Management at Lexmark also offers these steps to start your migration and business cloud strategy:
“1 . Establish business outcomes to why you are going to the cloud
A cloud migration simply for the sake of doing a cloud migration can be fraught with unexpected challenges. Without any defined outcomes and guardrails, you risk underestimating the spend – leading to stalling – before any reasonable migration gets off the ground. Before you move anything, know why you are moving it, what the transition plan is, alignment across key stakeholders and the agreed upon results you are looking to achieve. A successful migration must drive tangible business outcomes over an established timeframe with well-defined phases. Start by defining acceptable phased solutions to potential challenges and headwinds. For example, does your organization have difficulty in accessing and sharing data as needed? How secure are the application resources and the related data, which is stored, and do you have the ability to scale on storage based on needs?
Continue reading: https://www.techopedia.com/expert-tips-for-your-business-cloud-management-strategy/2/34850
There was no argument that cloud computing offers powerful business solutions, scalability and secure data storage. Our experts were excited to share their thoughts and tips on how best to utilize cloud computing, prepare for migration, equip staff for changes, secure your data and what to expect in the future.
[Answers have been edited for length and clarity.]
Set Yourself Up for a Successful Migration
If you haven’t already migrated to a cloud platform, there is work to be done. David Colebatch, CEO of Tidal Migrations boils it down to three key points:
1. Architect for scale
Arm your teams with self-service requests for cloud accounts and subscriptions. Treat accounts as a billing and security construct that allows you to assign budgets to each project team. When they're done with their project, simply shutdown the accounts. This is how you can limit sprawl while also empowering teams to be self-service.
2. Inventory all the things
Create a single-pane-of-glass inventory for all your applications, both on premises and in the cloud. Change is a constant, yet many enterprises lack the data driven insights about their applications and where components need to be upgraded or replatformed to run more efficiently. Identify your application owners, analyze their source code and architectures and drive cloud-native architectures.
3. Consolidate your IP addresses across clouds and on-premises
Sprawl is hard to measure if you don't have a consolidated inventory of IT assets to begin with. Consider adopting modern tools, like the Tidal LightMesh IPAM solution to create a consolidated inventory of all your IP addresses across AWS, Azure and Google - as well as on-premises.
Sudhir Mehta, Global Vice President, Optra Engineering & Product Management at Lexmark also offers these steps to start your migration and business cloud strategy:
“1 . Establish business outcomes to why you are going to the cloud
A cloud migration simply for the sake of doing a cloud migration can be fraught with unexpected challenges. Without any defined outcomes and guardrails, you risk underestimating the spend – leading to stalling – before any reasonable migration gets off the ground. Before you move anything, know why you are moving it, what the transition plan is, alignment across key stakeholders and the agreed upon results you are looking to achieve. A successful migration must drive tangible business outcomes over an established timeframe with well-defined phases. Start by defining acceptable phased solutions to potential challenges and headwinds. For example, does your organization have difficulty in accessing and sharing data as needed? How secure are the application resources and the related data, which is stored, and do you have the ability to scale on storage based on needs?
Continue reading: https://www.techopedia.com/expert-tips-for-your-business-cloud-management-strategy/2/34850
