Migrating existing applications to the cloud represents an excellent opportunity for companies to transform their ways of doing business. This can help lower costs, increase agility and productivity, develop new skills faster, improve operational resilience, access global markets, among other advantages.
However, the journey of each company is unique because it is necessary to consider many different perspectives related to the business environment, such as: entrepreneurial capacity, management and business model; readiness of people and organizational culture; corporate governance, regulatory frameworks, risks and information security; application platforms and technological infrastructure; reliability and agility required in the operation. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate all of these perspectives to define appropriate strategies for each business before establishing concrete migration plans.
But although each journey is unique, it is possible to identify patterns when we look at the concrete migration plans of several companies. There are at least six patterns that appear on a recurring basis: move applications without changes; move applications with minor adaptations; completely redesign applications when migrating them; exchange software use licenses for managed services; eliminate applications; postpone the migration of certain applications. Each of these patterns has its advantages and disadvantages and apply at different times and contexts. The choice and combination of each will depend on each specific business.
As the plans begin to be executed the results obtained must be monitored. As they are concluded, the day-to-day operation of applications in the new environment are presented. And finally, a continuous process begins where, at the same time that new applications are migrated, optimization opportunities are detected, and new learnings are incorporated into existing systems and ongoing migration projects. In this way, companies gain more and more momentum and capacity as they progress.
The TruStep team is able to help your company on this journey. In addition to using the tools and methodologies developed by public cloud providers, we have also developed our own automation tools and support methodologies to complement our migration projects, while accelerating delivery, improving quality and lowering costs for our customers. Come and talk to us about how the adoption of cloud computing technologies can improve your business.
