Choose a Public Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service Partner – Phase 1: Launch the Project and Collect Requirements

Before proceeding to vendor evaluation, conduct the following:

• Analysis on your current state and overall cloud strategy.
• Determine your drivers, goals, and motivators for the project.
• Develop and resource a project plan.
• Scope out the feature requirements and metrics scorecards.

Make sure all the right pieces are in place before committing time and resources towards the project.