The benefits of cloud migration are significant, but so are the challenges that come with planning, building, and managing a cloud environment. A Cloud Readiness Workshop gives your organization the information you need to build a solid cloud migration and management strategy. During the workshop, our team will guide your key IT stakeholders through a discussion that will ultimately result in recommendations to help you navigate the next steps in your cloud adoption journey.
What’s Included in a Cloud Readiness Workshop?
What We’ll Discuss During the Workshop
The risks associated with moving to the cloud
What would need to change to support cloud computing
How to properly evaluate cloud options
How to build a solid cloud strategy
How to align existing processes and procedures with the cloud
How to define and prioritize which workloads and applications should move to the cloud
How to build automation into your cloud strategy
What You’ll Receive in a Written Report
An overview of the topics discussed during the workshop
Future recommendations for each topic discussed
Best practices for cloud adoption to help guide your next steps
Proposal with estimates for any potential discovery and assessment services
Competitive cost analysis of up to 4 hosting providers
Potential cost savings calculation per month, per year, and projected ROI date
Two hour follow-up conference call to review your report in detail
Why Engage in a Cloud Readiness Workshop?
Many organizations have been slow to adopt the cloud due to perceived risks or concerns surrounding security, compliance, integration, performance, or expenses. A Cloud Readiness Workshop helps organizations get the information they need to build a solid cloud migration strategy. At its core, the Cloud Readiness Workshop is really about understanding your organization’s challenges and business requirements in order to make expert recommendations to fuel your cloud adoption journey.
After the Cloud Readiness Workshop: Proof of Concept Migration
Undertaking a cloud migration and transformation project is a big step. A Cloud Readiness Workshop can help the process, but what’s next? In many cases, a Proof of Concept migration can further validate the strategy laid out in the workshop and accelerate your cloud adoption while you see the benefits of cloud migration directly. A Proof of Concept also helps to resolve potential issues before a migration project gets underway.
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