Enterprises overlook common cloud application migration snags
September 16, 2014
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Beth Pariseau.
Application migration can be daunting when IT pros first look to make their way to the public cloud, but it doesn’t have to be, according to experts with experience moving workloads on behalf of clients. Whether you’re a novice cloud user or one of the enterprise clouderati, some rules of thumb apply when moving apps from being hosted on-premises to a cloud service provider’s data center. It’s important to note that at least half the battle lies in preparation for running in the cloud, from assessing applications to evaluating internal operations processes. After that, a phased, stepwise approach to cloud migration is strongly recommended.
Get ready: Assess applications first
Before migrating, IT professionals must assess applications and understand their business objectives for the cloud. Will the cloud host production or test and dev applications? And is there a variable demand for resources within those apps that can take advantage of flexible cloud infrastructure?…
"There are some apps that should not be moved based on their network needs and their [dependencies]," said Robert Green, principal cloud strategist at Enfinitum Inc., a consulting company in San Antonio…
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