Steps to Successful Adoption of Cloud Services. The Smarter Everyday project is owned and operated by CTE Solutions Inc.

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1 Steps to Successful Adoption of Cloud Services The Smarter Everyday project is owned and operated by CTE Solutions Inc.

2 Steps to Successful Adoption Steps to Adopting Cloud Services Organizational Capability to Adopt Cloud Services Cloud Vendor Roles and Capabilities Migrating Applications to the Cloud

3 Cloud Adoption Evaluation Factors Determining factors of cloud adoption are: The different types of cloud providers The service management capabilities The challenging areas of adoption Type of services rendered

4 Critical Success Factors Critical success factors will depend on: Choosing an appropriate service model Identifying an appropriate deployment model Conducting security audit Choosing an appropriate cloud vendor Creating an SLA with adequate coverage of needs Calculating the economic benefits Taking change management measures Quantifying the advantages and disadvantages of cloud service

5 Cloud Adoption Process Cloud adoption phases are: Analysis Planning Adoption Migration Management

6 Cloud Selection Criteria Important selection criteria are: Redundancy Service level agreements Historical performance Monitoring and performance optimization

7 Vendor Selection Process

8 Vendor Selection Process (Cont.)

9 Vendor Selection Process (Cont.)

10 Upgrade and Maintenance Schedules

11 Cloud Readiness To achieve cloud readiness: Optimize the current environment Identify cloud service opportunities Communicate with business units Undertake pilot projects Designate a cross-functional team to monitor

12 Infrastructure Management Infrastructure management involves: Managing business on cloud Building and maintaining data center Providing virtual machines on demand Providing automated, secure, and cost-efficient backup

13 Service Management Service management of cloud encompasses: Configuration management Asset management Network management Capacity planning Service desk Root cause analysis Workload management Patch and update management

14 Risk Management Vendor lock-in Exhaustion of resources Unwanted data disclosure Data management Hacking of data Licensing issues Termination of service

15 Financial Management

16 Vendor Management The measures to manage vendors are: Adjust and realign business and functional processes Position IT as the in-house expert Integrate cloud vendors

17 Cloud Client Business Requirements

18 Types of Services Offered by Cloud Vendors

19 Key Characteristics of a Cloud Vendor The key characteristics of cloud vendor are: Affordability Scalable Self-service Multi-tenancy Redundant data storage

20 Criteria for Selecting a Vendor The criteria for selecting a vendor are: Facilitate workshops Identify potential solutions Develop RFP evaluation criteria Identify interoperability Facilitate vendor negotiations and selection process

21 Vendor Liability The liabilities of a vendor are: Cost of operations Planned maintenance Data security

22 Data Integrity The ways to minimize threats of data integrity are: Back up data regularly Control access to data Design interfaces that prevent invalid data input Use error detection and correction software

23 Key Aspects for Migration The key aspects for migration to cloud are: Criticality Elasticity Governance Technology

24 Shared Services Cloud can be accessed: At any time By any user From any place

25 Multi-tenancy

26 Patterns of Cloud Migration The different patterns of cloud migration are: Application re-hosting Service facade Re-host and optimize Re-architect

27 Migration and Implementation Costs

28 Reflective Questions 1. Which do you think is the most critical step in adopting cloud services? 2. What is the most critical characteristic of a good vendor? Why?

29 Training with impact TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BUSINESS Microsoft VMware Cloud Computing IT and Cyber Security CompTIA Java Programming- Languages Novell & UNIX TOGAF Enterprise Architecture ITIL COBiT Agile and Scrum Business Analysis Project Management Change Management Communication Skills Leadership Skills Negotiation Skills Problem Solving Skills Facilitation Skills and many more Put your company

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