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Cloud migration made simple

With more than 52% of IT companies moving to cloud operations, the demand for cloud migration keeps increasing.

Cloud migration is not as simple as moving data from one point to another. It involves precises planning and execution.

Because doing it wrong can cost you – your data, effort, performance, security and even your entire project may be lost.

Cloud migration involves a step-by-step process that includes assessment, planning, and migration.

Let’s have a look at the key steps involved in migrating to the cloud:

  1. Assessment:

    2. The first step towards cloud migration is assessment in which you must assess all of your current IT environment. Identify which documents or files are cloud–ready and which are not.

    Not everything needs to be moved to cloud at once. A thorough assessment can give you an outline of the costs, time and effort you need to put into the cloud migration process.

  2. Planning:

    3. What assets to prioritize, what are your goals, and what sort of cloud management do you require? - the answers to these questions can be found via Planning. It will widen your horizon on the things you might have overlooked during your assessment.

    This also involves creating a detailed cloud migration checklist which enables you to set clear goals and a defined timeline to get the work done.

  3. Preparing:

    4. Make the necessary preparation to start your cloud migration process like organizing your files that need to be uploaded, checking for errors, updating the necessary networks and software, data storage space, and security systems.

    Also, don’t forget to prepare data backups, and business continuity plans, to prevent data loss if there is a problem while migrating.

    Cloud migration made simple

  4. Migrating:

    5. With all the planning and preparation done, you can now initiate the process of migrating your files to the cloud. The migration process involves moving data, applications, and workloads to the cloud using techniques like lift-and-shift, refactoring, or rebuilding.

    During Migration, close monitoring is crucial to ensure smooth progress and address any issues. This process is very delicate because an error can impact the whole business operation. So careful and patient approach is recommended.

  5. Optimizing:

    6. After the migration process is done, check for functionality and speed issues. Optimize your cloud resources – by continuous monitoring, fine tuning your performance, managing your cost, and utilizing the cloud features to your advantage.

Final tip:

Cloud migration is not just a simple tech upgrade – it's a necessary strategic move to keep up with the digitalized market. A perfect cloud infrastructure tailored for your company’s needs - can boost your organization’s productivity and efficiency.

@SNC we provide you cloud services- from migration to management – all under one roof. Connect with us to start your cloud journey today.