Week 6 - Things to consider

So, your ready to implement a cloud? There are things that need to be considered before you start bringing the cloud in to a business.

• Can your application run in the cloud? There can be licensing issues and network bandwidth issues if they are at a cloud provider.
• Do you need to be aware of any compliance regulations? If your company has any compliance regulations (like HIPAA or PCI DSS), you will need to make sure that the data you put there is able to reside there. There are usually specific regulations on how and where personal data can be stored.
• Have you done a business plan? You will want to include a cost analysis. Also, do an assessment of your business needs, your IT organization and your infrastructure. When you understand your current environment, it will make it easier to know what to move to the cloud.
• Have you worked on a migration plan? You will need to plan what applications can be moved, what you plan to move first. Sometimes, moving development and test environments to the cloud first, gives the company a chance to see if they want to continue moving everything to the cloud.

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