The business buzz surrounding cloud computing has the tendency to make it sound like an instant cure for every IT conundrum. Make no mistake, an effective cloud network migration will improve all of the following difficulties that dent the IT budget:
- total cost of ownership (TCO) of IT resources
- recurring expenses for proprietary software licenses
- software upgrades and configurations management
- cost of securing data resources, including malware protection, security architecture, and certified personnel
- cost of hardware and labor needed to manage data storage
- recurring costs and potential liabilities for backup and disaster recovery
However, cloud migrations require strategy. Leading cloud infrastructure providers have actually made it possible to spring up a fully-functioning virtual server in a matter of minutes. However, it is a tremendous folly to start signing up for services without any expert advice.
Cloud technology has taken years to mature, and has grown in scope and complexity. There is a small but knowledgable community that has come to the forefront of this field. The following issues, for example, are all questions that an experienced IT migration partner can resolve:
- Is it necessary to build a custom network with infrastructure as a service (IaaS), or can applications be simplified with the platform as a service (PaaS) model?
- Which storage solutions and software as a service (SaaS) applications will fit best with the business model and give the best ROI?
- How will data management and disaster recovery be addressed?
- Is scalability going to be an issue? Does the company have reasonable expectations of growth and, if so, is the IT infrastructure able to scale with it?
- Are there areas of the business model that have never been boosted by IT, and can a cloud migration reveal opportunities for any efficiency that has been looked over?
Rather than attempting a migration on your own, contact a trusted partner such as AE Technology Group.
AETG has a proven record of improving operations via a strategic and tailored move to the cloud, and can also manage the newly adopted services so that you can focus on your business mission.
