Cloud Migration Workshop

Cloud migration is the process where we move applications, data or other business systems:

• From hosting on physical infrastructure to Cloud hosting.
• From one Cloud hosting provider to another.

Our Cloud Migration workshop is designed to give a high-level understanding of migrating to the Cloud for the business owner/manager. It contains a mix of knowledge transfer and attendee focused exercises that will enhance your understanding of this space and assist you with bringing cloud migration into your IT Strategy.

Workshop objectives:

• Inform business owners/managers of the steps they should go through to assess the need for cloud migration.
• Identify opportunities to migrate to the cloud within owners/managers’ businesses; improving efficiency, reducing Total Cost of Ownership.
• Establish a high-level pipeline/road map for cloud migration based on cloud migration strategies.

Workshop contents:

• What is the Cloud?
• What is Cloud Migration?
• Benefits of Cloud Migration:
  • Scalability.
  • Reduced IT Cost.
  • Infrastructure update automation.
  • High availability.
  • Disaster recovery.
  • Collaboration.
  • Improved mobility.
  • Data security.
• Cloud Migration as an IT Strategy:
  • Governance.
  • Pipeline management.
  • Agile approach.
  • Deployment approach - blue/green.
  • Cloud migration options:
    • Rehosting.
    • Replatforming.
    • Repurchasing.
    • Refactoring/rearchitecting.
    • Retiring.
    • Retaining.