Cloud adoption is like a box of chocolates. Unless of course you’re a chocolatier…
Love it or hate it, the cloud is here to stay. But that doesn’t stop people from questioning whether or not they want to be in the cloud. And that is a healthy dialog to have. It’s clearly not for every company, scenario, application and use case. So it’s important to “measure twice, cut once” before making the move to the cloud.
A couple of good blog posts recently came across my news feed that are worth sharing:
- Over on InformationWeek, there is 8 Reasons IT Pros Hate The Cloud. It provides some of the top complaints against the cloud. Whether or not you agree with them, it is a great list to think about before making any move to the cloud. Of special note to us is #6 – Difficult To Move Out. While we agree that it can be difficult to move both into and out of clouds, it is not a deal breaker. Of course, since migration is what we do better than anyone else, we are a bit biased. If you have moved into the cloud and are feeling trapped, let us know. We can help.
- Another piece comes from the CSC blog – 5 mistakes to avoid in moving to the cloud by veteran tech journalist Steven Vaughan-Nichols. This is a straightforward, useful piece with some great, quick tips to get you started on thinking about whether you want to make the switch.
One thing we’ll add to all of this: any sort of migration – whether it’s between physical assets or into the cloud – is not just a forklift operation. It’s a transformation and not one that every organization has the need, desire and/or internal resources to tackle themselves. Find a trusted partner who can guide from “Yes or No” all the way through “Mission Accomplished.”
Whether we embrace it or not, it’s an increasingly cloudy world. We just have to choose how we live in it.
