Increasingly more organizations are adopting cloud strategies that involve hosting IT infrastructure in multiple locations, including public clouds, private clouds, and on-premises environments. According to a recent study, this hybrid cloud approach has grown from 19% of organizations to 57% of organizations. In fact, Gartner predicts that hybrid cloud strategies will be the most common cloud deployments by 2020.
In-depth performance metrics are an essential component of cloud migration strategies. They’ll help you make the right choice for several critical cloud decisions, from calculating cloud TCO, to prioritizing applications for migration, and to right-sizing your cloud for performance-cost optimization. In fact, companies that migrate to the cloud without the right performance metrics and analyses typically spend 48% more than they need to.
Cloud migration isn’t easy. In fact, just the opposite - it’s incredibly complex. There are a myriad of questions to address as companies plan a move to the public cloud, and answering each one accurately is critical for success. While not a comprehensive list of all of these questions, the following are 7 critical questions that you should ensure are on your cloud migration strategy checklist.
Discovery and Assessment is the first stage of the cloud migration journey. In this stage, companies assess their cloud options to determine if it makes sense to move to the cloud from a cost-performance standpoint. Key objectives in Discovery and Assessment include:
If you're like most cloud consultants and SIs, you're looking for ways to get your clients to the cloud faster and better. Well look no further, because our latest platform enhancements do just that. Today, we announced our Cloudamize Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Migration Integration, which enables companies to execute their Azure cloud migration plans in just a few clicks. Azure cloud partners leveraging Cloudamize ASR Migration Integration can significantly reduce the time it takes to execute migration to Azure for their clients - while also improving migration accuracy.
We're pleased to announce today that the Cloudamize partner program has achieved unprecedented growth to date in 2017. Since January 2017, we have tripled the number of new partners we've signed and have achieved a 130% increase in partner channel revenue compared to January through August of 2016. Our platform was used to support 775 cloud migration assessments so far this year, a 57% increase since this time last year.
For many organizations, completing a cloud migration isn’t an opportunity to pop the champagne. Instead of celebrating the completion of a successful project, organizations that haven’t identified their right-sized cloud before migration often discover they have over- or under-provisioned their resources—and experiencing poor cost-performance issues as a result.
I first met Khushboo Shah some five years ago and I knew immediately this was not your average founder. There is in fact nothing average about Khushboo. Some time ago, she participated in a startup accelerator program in Philly and I was assigned as her coach and over the next few years I became an informal advisor.
Today we announced exciting news about the future of Cloudamize. We are joining forces with Cloudreach, a London-based software enabled services business, to accelerate intelligent cloud adoption. You can read more about this news here.
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The beginning of your cloud migration strategy should address the “5 Ws” of cloud migration: who, what, where, when, and why. Before you begin your migration, leverage the following “5 Ws” to reduce the likelihood of costly mistakes and reap the benefits of a successful move to the cloud.
