Why Cloud?

Whether changing platforms or transitioning business critical application over to the cloud, companies are adopting cloud for a predictable operational expense model where upgrades and patch management are handled by the service providers.

Cloud solutions better enable mobile workforces for
collaboration and better align access to data, varying
bandwidth and storage needs. Cloud also allows for improved disaster recovery and business continuity.

Getting Started

Migrating to the cloud requires businesses to plan
strategically. Consider not only current needs, but the future state of the business. Cloud strategies are often driven by business needs of departments, not just the IT team.

QUESTIONS TO GET YOU STARTED
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​1. What applications are critical for your business
(in order of priority)? Consider what you use on
a daily basis.
2. How many users access these critical applications
daily, weekly, monthly? What is their process?
How does it vary by user?
3. In the event of an outage, how much downtime
can your critical applications and systems
experience?
4. What is your current physical network
infrastructure and software?
5. How many servers do you have in place? When
was your last hardware upgrade?
6. What level of security does your business and
data require? What level of compliance and
regulation must your business adhere to?
7 . What is your current disaster recovery plan?
8. How equipped is your current IT department to
manage future IT needs?
9. How many employees are working remotely or
need to access business data on-site?
10. How often have you experienced limitations to
your data center or co-location environment?