Am I ready to move to the Cloud?

If so, should I go fully or partially? What are the pros and cons of being hybrid?

How much is this going to cost? Am I saving money long term?

How do I present a case to the upper management?

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If you have ever caught yourself wondering about the above questions, you just came to the right place.

Here are seven drivers Simple Cloud adopts for guiding you on your journey to the Cloud:
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1. Have a Solid Business Case for Cloud Migration: Simple Cloud delivers you more than a report and a presentation with a Cloud Strategy for your company. We deliver a solid customized business case, ROI included, ready for you to present to the board of your company.
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2. Categorize Your Workloads and Desired Outcomes: As you categorize your workloads and desired strategic outcomes, we help you map the capabilities of your targeted cloud service provider. Does your cloud provider have the breadth of cloud services you need? Do they have the security, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities or SLAs you require?
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3. Establish a Cloud Operating Model: A cloud operating model outlines how the cloud will transform your current workflows, internal processes, and operations. It should be based on your organization’s strategic objectives for migration and define how your organization will function after the migration is accomplished. It should account for everything that will be transformed by successfully adopting the cloud.
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4. Estimate Timeline and Budgets: With Simple Cloud, you will have a more accurate timeline and budget estimate before the project kicks off.
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5. Prioritize What Application to Move First: It is rare for companies to move everything to the cloud. Conduct a strategic portfolio analysis to determine what applications or workloads to move first.
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6. Test Adequately: Pay attention to the design and testing of your cloud architecture and the migration of data. Simple Cloud can provide you with a disaster recovery plan in place prior to initiating a migration.
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7. Know the Importance of Security: Cloud security is a shared responsibility between the customer and cloud service provider. Simple Cloud helps you establishing a complete and robust security policies for success post-migration.

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