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Cloud computing has become a big part of how we do business. In 2018, 30% of IT budgets were dedicated to the cloud.

In 2020, nearly 95% of businesses were using a cloud service. Whether that is fully remote software solutions or cloud storage, there is no denying that a cloud migration could well be in your business’s future.

So, what is the best way to migrate your IT architecture to a cloud solution quickly and with minimum impact on your business’s day-to-day running?

Let’s look at 5 ways to manage your migration to the cloud with the least amount of disruption.

1. Have the Right Strategy

Before you even start thinking about moving to the cloud, you need to fully have your IT architecture mapped out. Then you can develop a plan for your cloud migration.

The plan should identify the business essential services and the order you need to carry out the migration. Identify whether you want to do a quick ‘lift and shift’ procedure or a more complicated rearchitecting of your IT infrastructure.

2. Identify Which Applications Will Work

Not every application is suited to be hosted in the cloud. One of the main cloud migration challenges you will face when planning is identifying what software will work and what will not. Applications testing is key here to ensure they run as expected in the new environment.

Speak with the application developers of the smaller bespoke software solutions. They will be able to advise if their software works in the cloud. Revision of the software to make it compatible may be an option, although an expensive one.

3. Get the Right Expertise

Make sure you have the necessary skills in-house to make the migration as painless as possible. If not, you may want to look to an external provider and contract an IT outsourcing company with the recommended skill set.

Again you may need external support from service providers to ensure their service or software works as expected on cloud architecture.

4. Keep Data Secure

Moving databases of sensitive information to a new storage management solution can leave data at risk of loss of integrity. Speak with your cloud service provider to ensure that your data does not become a security risk during or after the migration process.

Exposed or insecure data will be a major security risk for both your customers and your business reputation.

5. Use a Pilot Environment

Before you make the big leap to all services in the cloud environment, start small with a pilot. Make sure you test at every stage of the process as applications are migrated.

Employ beta testers to move in small groups onto the migrated software to give regular user feedback and report any major bugs. Don’t forget to look at end-user training on any applications needed to change during the migration.

Migration to the Cloud Can Be Easy

Follow these five steps and seek further advice from your cloud service provider to make sure your migration to the cloud is as quick and painless as possible.

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I'm Nikos Alepidis, blogger at motivirus. I'm passioned for all things related to motivation & personal development. My goal is to help and inspire people to become better.

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