Your Journey to the Cloud
- 1. A GUI D E T O M AXI M I Z I N G T H E BEN EF I T S OF C LOUD C OM PUT I N G A N D M I N I M I Z I N G T H E RI SK S
- 2. YOUR JOURNEY TO THE CLOUD • Lower CapEx spending • Easier budget management • More reliable disaster recovery and business continuity • More responsive IT • Better resource utilization • Increased focus on innovation The cloud offers potential business benefits that have both IT and business leaders excited. Achieving these goals requires planning. This SlideShare will help you create an actionable plan for a successful journey to the cloud.
- 3. Denial • The Cloud is not for enterprises • Security is not good enough Circumvent • Cloudify legacy hardware • Packaged Private Clouds • Avoid the conversation Realization • Falling revenue due to current infrastructure • Undefined roadmap • Ability to respond to customers feeling pressure • Budget shifts (OpEx -> CapEx) Adoption • Cloud enablement platforms • Transition to as a service • Transition to Agile and/or DevOps • Include Hybrid IT strategies Cloud-Broker • Multi Cloud strategies • Cloud first strategy • Application centric – Agnostic to platform • Driving a cloud roadmap STAGES OF TRANSITION THE CLOUD Most organizations have heard of the cloud, of course. But not everyone is at the same stage on their journey.
- 4. Denial • The Cloud is not for enterprises • Security is not good enough Circumvent • Cloudify legacy hardware • Packaged Private Clouds • Avoid the conversation Realization • Falling revenue due to current infrastructure • Undefined roadmap • Ability to respond to customers feeling pressure • Budget shifts (OpEx -> CapEx) Adoption • Cloud enablement platforms • Transition to as a service • Transition to Agile and/or DevOps • Include Hybrid IT strategies Cloud-Broker • Multi Cloud strategies • Cloud first strategy • Application centric – Agnostic to platform • Driving a cloud roadmap THE CLOUD Most organizations have heard of the cloud, of course. But not everyone is at the same stage on their journey. STAGES OF TRANSITION
- 5. Source: RightScale 2017 State of the Cloud Report * There are many types of private clouds. This percentage would include variations like on-premises resources and a TierPoint hosted cloud. THE CLOUD 95% or organizations are already in the cloud. In fact, they are in several clouds PUBLIC CLOUDS 1.8 Public Clouds on average PRIVATE CLOUDS 2.3 Private Clouds* on average
- 6. Download the ebook: Public, Private, Multi-Tenant or Hybrid: Which Cloud is Right for You? Public Cloud Only Private Cloud OnlyHybrid Cloud THE CLOUD The majority of enterprises use a combination of public and private clouds. 67% 5%22%
- 7. 21% 38% 33% 8% Experiment Non-critical use Full production Transformed IT Level of Cloud Adoption THE CLOUD However, even organizations that are already in the cloud may not be getting everything they can out of it. Source: CompTia Trends in Cloud Computing, September 2016
- 8. THE CLOUD The more you use the cloud, the greater the benefits.
- 9. Denial • The Cloud is not for enterprises • Security is not good enough Circumvent • Cloudify legacy hardware • Packaged Private Clouds • Avoid the conversation Realization • Falling revenue due to current infrastructure • Undefined roadmap • Ability to respond to customers feeling pressure • Budget shifts (OpEx -> CapEx) Adoption • Cloud enablement platforms • Transition to as a service • Transition to Agile and/or DevOps • Include Hybrid IT strategies Cloud-Broker • Multi Cloud strategies • Cloud first strategy • Application centric – Agnostic to platform • Driving a cloud roadmap THE CLOUD From wherever you are to wherever you want to be… Our goal is to help you get there. STAGES OF TRANSITION
- 10. MAPPING OUT YOUR JOURNEY • Business Case • Skills Required • Security Concerns • Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity • Data and Application Readiness • Migration Methods On the next few slides, we’ll take you through a checklist of discussion points for your next planning meeting:
- 11. BUSINESS CASE
- 12. The first step on your journey is to gain consensus between business and IT on the objectives you want to achieve by migrating to the cloud or increasing your cloud-based IT resources. TIP: Knowing your goals can help you determine which cloud platform(s) are best for you. BUSINESS CASE Why are we going to the cloud? “The cloud journey doesn’t always yield cost savings initially because there are a lot of legacy applications that need to get retooled to the new environment.” — Tina DeBrass, Director of Cloud Services, Dell
- 13. SKILLS
- 14. SKILLS Do we have the skills we need in-house to manage our cloud migration and deployment? Source: CompTia Trends in Cloud Computing, September 2016 TYPES OF SKILLS/ROLES COMPANIES HAVE 66% INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS 63% SKILLS TO BUILD PRIVATE CLOUDS 61% DEPARTMENTAL LIAISONS 58% CLOUD ARCHITECT 37% COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST
- 15. SKILLS Do we have the skills we need in-house to manage our cloud migration and deployment? Source: CompTia Trends in Cloud Computing, September 2016 Blog: Do Service Providers Have a Role in a Public Cloud Strategy? WHILE CLOUD DEPLOYMENTS DON’T ALWAYS REDUCE STAFFING, 48% OF RESPONDENTS TO THE COMPTIA STUDY SAID THE CLOUD LET THEM MOVE AWAY FROM MAINTENANCE TASKS TO MORE INNOVATIVE WORK.
- 16. SECURITY
- 17. SECURITY Are security concerns (unnecessarily) holding us back? Cloud computing is perceived as less secure.To date, there have been very few security breaches in the public cloud — most breaches continue to involve on- premises data center environments. — Smarter with Gartner,Top 10 Cloud Myths
- 18. SECURITY Organizations are often unprepared for today’s advanced security threats. Download: Cloud & Colocation: Which, Why, When 66% PERCENT OF ORGANIZATIONS SAYING THEY ARE “WELL PREPARED” OR EXTREMELY WELL-PREPARED: 55% 55% 47% MALWARE DDoS WEB APPLICATION ATTACKS RANSOMWARE
- 19. 1 Million Cybersecurity Job Openings in 2016 (Cisco) SECURITY And they lack the resources to manage security on-premises. CYBERSECURITY TALENT IN HIGH DEMAND/SHORT SUPPLY Demand is expected to rise to 6 million globally by 2019, with a projected shortfall of 1.5 million. — Michael Brown, CEO, Symantec Source: Forbes
- 20. • 70% of organizations say the cybersecurity skills gap has had an impact. • 54% claim a security event experienced in the previous year was the result of the lack of security staff or training. SECURITY And they lack the resources to manage security on-premises. LACK OF SKILLED RESOURCES TRANSLATES INTO RISKS TIP: If you want the control of a private cloud but need advanced security, consider a hosted cloud or colocation arrangement with Managed Security.
- 22. Factors Motivating Interest in Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY How can the cloud support our disaster recovery & business continuity plans? Source: Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Emerging as Top IT Priority, IDG, 2015
- 23. DATA CENTER DOWNTIME AVERAGE LOSSES IN 2016 OBSTACLES TO PLANNING 92% of organizations ranked outsourced disaster recovery as a positive investment when comparing success to costs. Business disruption – $256K Lost revenue – $208.6K End-user productivity – $138.2K BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY When time and money are obstacles, outsourcing disaster recovery to the right cloud provider can provide greater returns Source: Ponemon Institute: Cost of Data Center Outages 2016 Source: Spiceworks survey of U.S. IT professionals, March 2015. Source: Computer Economics, 2015. 65 % STAFF TIME / RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS BUDGET CONTRAINTS 64 %
- 25. 55% Email Financial Mgmt CRM Call Center ERP 51% 37% 32% 26% 23% DATA AND APPLICATION READINESS Are our data and applications ready for the cloud? Source: CompTia Trends in Cloud Computing, September 2016 Source: RightScale 2015 State of the Cloud Report PERCENT OF APPLICATIONS IN THE CLOUD: 55% say a significant portion of their application portfolio is not in cloud but is built to be cloud-friendly.
- 26. Which applications in the cloud need to be integrated back to our on-premises applications? DATA AND APPLICATION READINESS In the cloud environment, companies tend to habitually adopt new software to solve a problem but end up creating additional work as they try to connect these packages into legacy software. This type of point-to-point integration can ultimately slow down business and cut into productivity.” — Uri Sarid, Chief Technology Officer, MuleSoft
- 27. Engineered for the cloud EASIEST TO MIGRATE CANDIDATES FOR REPLACEMENT Which applications in the cloud need to be integrated back to our on-premises applications? DATA AND APPLICATION READINESS Source: Technology in the Midmarket: Taking Ownership, Deloitte, August 2016 TIP: Applications that require extensive, customer integrations with legacy applications may not be the best candidates for early-phase migration. Replacement should be considered.
- 29. What is the best method for migrating our existing assets to the cloud? MIGRATION METHODS TIP: Using a combination of methods is often the best way to minimize disruptions to the business. Rebuild Method • New server provisioning • Application install/ configuration • Minimum outage required Virtual Method • X2V • Moderate outage required Forklift Method • Leverage existing server • Hardware contingency plan • Longer outage required Retire Method • Applications are retired • Hardware is decommissioned
- 30. Here are a few more best practices and tips we’ve gathered from doing hundreds of client cloud migrations. MIGRATION METHODS • Executive sponsorship is a must. • Planning is 80% of the effort. • Change management is critical to success. • Day-to-day operations will be impacted. Proper planning will help you minimize disruptions. • An application-centric approach reduces risk and increases business ownership.
- 32. ASSESSMENTS • Build: Custom/Complex design implementation management • Build: On-going support models • Design: Low level Architecture • Plan: Detailing tasks with resource assignments to schedule MIGRATIONSROADMAP TierPoint’s 3-phase migration services can help you reduce your risks and achieve your objectives. NEED A GUIDE FOR YOUR JOURNEY? • Discovery: Data collection via tools; inventory compilation, workshops and physical audits • Analysis: Normalization, requirements traceability and inventory baseline • Design: Target State Architecture • Design: Migration Architecture • Migrate: Hands-on keyboard for greenfield and logical app and data • Migrate: Data Center or equipment relocation • Migrate: Data Seeding and transfer services • Manage: Transition to steady state
- 33. We enable businesses to: Focus on their core competencies. shift the technology and activities that are outside of these areas to a managed service provider. Remain confident that they are driving performance and managing risk. Coordinate solutions across multiple complex IT environments. Architect hybrid environments synchronizing Office 365 with on premises Exchange. TIERPOINT MANAGED SERVICES TIERPOINT COLOCATION SERVICES CUSTOMER PREMISES (Mission Critical Applications) We help clients simplify their hybrid IT environments. NEED A GUIDE FOR YOUR JOURNEY?
- 34. Coast-to-Coast, we’re there when you need us. YOUR JOURNEY TO THE CLOUD • 5,000+ clients • 40 data centers in 20 markets • 900+ professionals • 700,000 sq. ft. of raised floor • Comprehensive solutions portfolio • 8 multitenant cloud pods
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