Deliver Your Cloud Strategy
Produce a boardroom-ready Cloud Strategy that helps your customers transition from on-premises to the cloud.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.If you don’t get a handle on your cloud strategy, you can expect:
- A consistent, organization-wide approach to the cloud, that accounts for your organizational requirements
- A set of principles that can be applied to decisions about workloads, speeding up the cloud transition process
- A framework for discussing and iterating on key components of the cloud strategy
- Formal governance around cost, provisioning, integration, and more
By delvering a formal cloud strategy, you will derive the following benefits:
- Alignment between IT and the business on the right use of cloud services within the organization
- The right processes and procedures for governing the cloud
- High stakeholder satisfaction
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Module 1: Answer "so what?"
The Purpose
Understand and document your cloud vision and its alignment with your other strategic priorities.
Key Benefits Achieved
A complete understanding of your strategy, vision, alignment, and a list of success metrics that will help you find your way.
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| 1.1 | Discuss cloud mission and vision. |
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| 1.2 | 1.3 Discuss alignment with other strategic plans. |
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| 1.3 | Discuss guiding principles. |
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| 1.4 | Define success metrics. |
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Module 2: Define the IT target state
The Purpose
Key Benefits Achieved
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| 2.1 | Discuss skills and roles. |
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| 2.2 | Review culture and adoption. |
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| 2.3 | Discuss a cloud governing body. |
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| 2.4 | Review architecture position. |
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| 2.5 | Discuss integration and interoperability. |
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Module 3: Assess the IT current state
The Purpose
Key Benefits Achieved
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| 3.1 | Discuss cloud operations management. |
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| 3.2 | Review cloud portfolio management. |
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| 3.3 | Discuss cloud vendor management. |
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| 3.4 | Discuss cloud finance management. |
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| 3.5 | Discuss cloud security. |
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Module 4: Bridge the gap and create the strategy.
The Purpose
Key Benefits Achieved
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| 4.1 | Review and formalize data controls. |
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| 4.2 | Design a monitoring approach. |
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| 4.3 | Document the workload provisioning process. |
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| 4.4 | Outline migration processes and procedures. |
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Module 5: Next steps and wrap-up.
The Purpose
Key Benefits Achieved
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| 5.1 | Populate the cloud strategy document. |
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