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A CIO's guide to enterprise cloud migration
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Editor's note
It's understandable why so many companies want to migrate to the cloud. With the prospect of avoiding hardware costs, eliminating software maintenance, increasing the scalability and performance of applications, and enjoying the cloud's economies of scale, making the change seems like a no-brainer.
A poorly planned and implemented migration, however, can put a serious dent in the cloud business case. With that in mind, CIOs need to address a number of questions to ensure a smooth migration:
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Which enterprise cloud migration strategy is right for your organization, if any?
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Which applications are suitable for the cloud and which aren't?
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Do you have the appropriate tools to aid in migration efforts and cut back on expensive manual tasks?
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What types of computing workloads will work best in which specific types of clouds?
In this CIO Essential Guide, we'll address these questions by exploring the intricacies of cloud migration and suggesting best practices for getting the job done.
This Essential Guide on enterprise cloud migration is designed to give IT leaders strategic management and decision-making advice on timely topics.
1Getting familiar with the cloud environment
In order to reap the rewards of the cloud, CIOs need to have a deep understanding of the complexities of cloud migration and integration. This section runs down need-to-know elements of enterprise cloud migration, including best practices and common pitfalls to avoid.
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An enterprise cloud migration checklist
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The CIO challenge of integrating a hybrid infrastructure
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Enterprise cloud migration: Tools and tips for application 'cloudification'
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2Crafting the perfect cloud contract
Equally important to the success of your cloud migration is constructing a sound cloud contract from the onset. There are a lot of things to consider before signing on the dotted line, so use the articles in this section to help you avoid contractual hiccups and ensure your cloud agreement is up to snuff.
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The checklist: Six legal issues to consider when developing a cloud contract
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Get maximum return on your cloud service investment
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Before agreeing to a cloud contract, do your governance homework
The cloud has become a common solution for organizations seeking to improve information governance efficiency, but there are several data management aspects to consider before entering a cloud service agreement. In this webcast, governance expert Jeffrey Ritter explains why companies must carefully consider their specific data management and e-discovery needs before entering into a cloud service agreement. Watch Now
3Expand your enterprise cloud migration vocabulary
Get familiar with these terms related to enterprise cloud migration.
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Definition
cloud computing
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Read Now
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cloud provider
A cloud service provider, or CSP, is a company that offers some component of cloud computing -- typically infrastructure as a service, software as a service or platform as a service -- to other businesses or individuals. Read Now
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cloud-to-cloud migration
Cloud-to-cloud migration (C2C) is the movement of physical or virtual machines -- along with their associated configurations, operating systems, applications and storage -- from one cloud computing provider to another. Read Now
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application migration
Application migration is the process of moving an application program from one environment to another. Examples include migration from an on-premises enterprise server to a cloud provider’s environment or from one cloud environment to another. Read Now
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service-level agreement (SLA)
A service-level agreement (SLA) is a contract that specifies what the service provider is responsible for. Read Now
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hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and third-party, public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. Read Now