- The cloud is more appealing than ever, but cloud strategies (where they exist) often lack critical information about skills and roles, governance, and financial controls.
- Not all clouds are created equal, and the value propositions across service models can differ dramatically.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- You shouldn’t move a workload to the cloud unless you expect to benefit from cloud-specific features. If your justification for the migration is “it won’t be here anymore,” think again.
- Clouds have different benefits – align your workload to the right one. Host with IaaS; build with PaaS; consume with SaaS.
- The cloud changes roles – it doesn’t eliminate them. Even if you stick everything in SaaS, you’ll need someone to manage vendor relationships.
Impact and Result
- Creating and employing a comprehensive framework for evaluating workloads’ suitability for the cloud using Info-Tech’s methodology will allow you to select optimal cloud service models (or colocation, on-premises, or managed solutions) and provide the high-quality service end users expect from IT.
- Codifying risks tied to workloads’ cloud suitability and tying them to mitigations that can be employed to improve the likelihood of a successful cloud project.
- Designing a cloud strategy to ensure that any cloud migration initiatives are successful in terms of governance, monitoring and reporting, financial controls, success factors, focus, people, and processes.
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
9.2/10
Overall Impact
$17,924
Average $ Saved
19
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology
Guided Implementation
9/10
$7,799
20
Knowledge of the analyst was excellent!
Kappa Delta Sorority
Guided Implementation
10/10
$2,599
14
Best part - the thoroughness of the process and the use of the templates to help guide the strategy creation.
El Dorado Irrigation District
Guided Implementation
10/10
$6,299
1
Best: Scott provided great insight from a variety of factual and experiential data sources, which saved us time versus trying to locate and comb th... Read More
FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited
Guided Implementation
8/10
N/A
N/A
Your Guidance is always appreciated , being able to look at the market from another perspective is always best practice. Looking forward to refini... Read More
Atrium Health
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
2
I have read some of John's work in the past and so I was happy to find out that he will be in the call. He is very technically knowledgeable. If an... Read More
Jubilee Holdings Ltd
Guided Implementation
8/10
$55,000
60
Virtual meetings can be depressing
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Guided Implementation
9/10
$32,499
20
Real Estate Council of Ontario 1
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Jeremy was very knowledgeable and approached the discussion in an easy to follow systemic way. His experience with other organizations and his abil... Read More
Virginia Department of the Treasury
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Very good information and data. Interesting speaker - always enjoy listening to Jeremy's content.
American Bankers Association
Guided Implementation
9/10
$37,199
12
Great insights, materials and forward thinking
City Of Fort Collins
Guided Implementation
9/10
$55,799
20
I love tapping in to some one else's expertise. I hate that I don't have the time I want to devote to this work.
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc.
Guided Implementation
7/10
$30,750
20
Jeremy was great in leading us through the content. In addition, he took the lead on creating some documents for us that really helped with our tim... Read More
Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau
Workshop
8/10
$6,199
5
If there is a means to fill out the speadsheets ahead of time, might be more efficient use of time.
Vancouver Island University
Workshop
10/10
N/A
32
BCNET
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation
Guided Implementation
9/10
N/A
N/A
The best part of my experience is the quick response time for feedback. No areas for improvement at this time.
Department of Commerce - National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
CPS Energy
Guided Implementation
9/10
$8,943
2
The degree of knowledge on the topic from the analyst on the call.
Spartan Controls
Guided Implementation
10/10
$30,000
1
SIG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GmbH
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
National Life Group
Guided Implementation
10/10
$1,859
7
NAV CANADA
Guided Implementation
10/10
$25,000
10
The fact that this call provided us with a missing part of the puzzle. John was extremely knowledgeable and it's very helpful to get insights from ... Read More
EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd
Guided Implementation
9/10
$32,836
10
Best - the sample strategy document sent after the call. It supported the info shared during the call. Best - ability to ask questions & get immed... Read More
General Dynamics
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
5
Analyst was extremely knowledgeable and helped identify area to consider as we begin to develop a cloud strategy and roadmap
Christie?s Inc.
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
JSS Medical Research
Guided Implementation
8/10
N/A
N/A
Workshop: Cloud Strategy and Action Plan
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Harness the Cloud’s Full Potential
The Purpose
Select and evaluate workloads to move to the cloud.
Key Benefits Achieved
An understanding of where the cloud makes sense (and where it does not).
Activities
Outputs
Brainstorm a list of workloads to assess.
Align workloads to service models.
- Service models by workload
Highlight which service model(s) make most effective use of resources.
- Service models by workload
Module 2: Evaluate Cloud Risks and Create Initiatives
The Purpose
Develop a list of risks of a cloud migration, and mitigate them.
Key Benefits Achieved
An understanding of the requirements of a cloud migration.
Activities
Outputs
Learn about the wheel of risk.
Brainstorm risks likely to impact a cloud migration.
- Risks matched to workloads
Develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Specific mitigations
Create initiatives from mitigations.
- Initiatives to plot as part of the roadmapping exercise
Module 3: Produce a Cloud Strategy Document
The Purpose
Create a cloud strategy document.
Key Benefits Achieved
A comprehensive strategy document that collates information on cloud benefits.
Activities
Outputs
Assess current state of cloud readiness.
Identify goal state.
Populate the cloud strategy document to align goals with workload considerations.
- Cloud Strategy Document
Module 4: Create a Cloud Roadmap and Executive Presentation
The Purpose
Populate the cloud strategy roadmap and the executive presentation.
Key Benefits Achieved
A cloud strategy initiative map and executive presentation to communicate the results of the workshop.
Activities
Outputs
Use the strategy document to identify initiatives.
Plot initiatives on a roadmap.
- Cloud roadmap
Create an executive presentation.
- Executive presentation