Migrating to the Cloud: What to Look For and Common Cloud Migration Challenges
According to the Verizon State of the Market: Enterprise Cloud 2014 Report, 65% of enterprises are using cloud computing. But companies migrating to the cloud but are still facing security, project planning and legacy IT equipment challenges. Industry standards are evolving and the cloud is evolving alongside in order to keep up and remain in demand. It is important for CIOs and CTOs to stay knowledgeable on both the risks and the rewards of moving into the cloud to ensure successful transitions.
Migrating To the Cloud Securely
Using cloud services allows many companies to stay ahead of the competition by providing the agility to launch new applications quickly. In a CSO article, certified ethical hacker and security expert, Pierluigi Paganini, offers useful insights for enterprises to avoid high-risk situations when migrating their workloads into the cloud.
Companies can find migration and consolidation services that provide upfront planning, useful migration tools, and experienced staff to help simplify the data migration process and provide a smooth transition.
Read More at CSO.
Common Cloud Migration Challenges
With the realization that cloud makes it easier to adapt to industry changes which then leads to revenue growth and increased market share—larger enterprises are aggressively migrating to the cloud.
Ann Bednarz, an editor at CIO, examines the hardships encountered when migrating to the cloud. CIOs across the world are finding it difficult to navigate away from decades of legacy IT investments, while trying to avoid cloud vendor lock-in and manage internal cloud resource allocation. To overcome these cloud migration challenges, companies need to look for a provider that will act as a quality partner that goes beyond the initial onboarding process. In addition to being a leader in cloud security and providing high security standards; a provider should be able to help an enterprise expand efficiently and confidently.
Read More at CIO.
