Most of the companies are migrating from physical servers to\ncloud servers as the cloud storage offers more benefits. By 2020, it is\nestimated that the workloads on on-premise storage services will decrease by\n80%. Performance is the main reasons for cloud migration along with unlimited\nstorage and resources. However, some of the companies are struggling to make a\nmove to cloud migration. There are a few vital steps you have to follow in\norder to opt for cloud migration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1 – Assessing The Need <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before making up your mind for cloud migration, you need to\nassess your existing infrastructure and see which workloads or applications are\ncreating pressure on the on-premise servers and resources. Generally, there is\nno need for moving the entire infrastructure to cloud as moving a few heavy\napplications will improve performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides, it is going to be more economical, and the\nmigration will be smooth without major disruptions for the workers who need to\nlearn the technology and its usage all of a sudden. Moreover, there will be an\nequal share of responsibility for the enterprise due to on-premise servers and\nfor the could service provider for the cloud server parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 2 – Choosing The Cloud Provider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are so many popular cloud service providers available\nstarting from Amazon AWS to Microsoft Azure. Every provider has a variety of\nplans and packages. You need to assess the strengths and weaknesses for each\nprovider and their plans and match those with your requirements. Some offer\nmore scalability while the others offer better application management options.\nBesides, the actual cost of the migration is to be estimated so that the move\nis not financially weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3 – Selecting The Right Model <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before moving to cloud services, you need to have enough knowledge\nof all the aspects of cloud services. There are different models of cloud\navailable namely, public, private and hybrid. All of these have their distinct\nweaknesses and strengths. It depends on your needs as to which one you should\nchoose. The public clouds are highly scalable while the private ones are costly\nbut offer better performance, security and monitoring options. The hybrid cloud\nis a combination of both these two and most of the organizations should opt for\nthe hybrid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 4 – Preparing For Migration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After you have shortlisted the application, the service\nprovider and the cloud model, you have to make updates in the applications\nbecause the cloud computing environment is different from the traditional\non-premise server interactions. Therefore, get the applications ready for\nmigration. Besides, get your staff ready to operate on the new platform. You\nwill need developers, managers, and administrators like usual for smooth\noperation. Furthermore, there will be some downtime during migration, and you\nshould get your audience ready for it and have an alternative strategy for the\nsame to minimize or avoid the downtime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 5 – During Migration <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to have a proper strategy and process in place to\nmove the data and the application smoothly. You have to ensure that there is no\ndelay in the process and no data is leaked by mistake. This brings the point of\nsecurity. There are a lot of circumstances when the data are stolen as the\nmigration process is less secured. You need to have all the right tools,\ntechnologies and structure in place. Besides, you should not rule out the\nchance of moving the data once more in the future to another vendor. This is\nwhere the use of virtual machines can be handy to move easily between cloud\nvendors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 6- Establishing Components <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n During the migration, you have to choose the level of cloud\nintegration where you have to the option of shallow cloud integration and deep\ncloud integration. The deep cloud integration is costly but highly advantageous\nas it allows you to modify your apps to make the most of the cloud\ncapabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You also have to establish cloud key performance indicators\nwhich will show you the in-progress migration parameters. They will indicate\nany invisible problems that are occurring which could be fatal for your\napplication at a later stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 7 – Assessment And Optimization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The last step of cloud migration is a thorough checking.\nStarting from reviewing your application resource allocation to all the major\nand minor parameters associated with your application and cloud storage. The\nsecurity measures are major for any application after migration which should\nnot be neglected by any means. Besides, you have to get a team ready to\noptimize the application and resources from time to time and monitor the\nperformance all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is very clear that cloud migration is a systematic\nprocess and not at all difficult. If you analysis, plan and execute the plans,\nit is going to be smooth and non-disruptive in nature. Always seek cloud\nconsultation for areas where you and your staff do not have enough expertise. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most of the companies are migrating from physical servers to cloud servers as the cloud storage offers more benefits. 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