{"id":6714,"date":"2015-11-26T11:02:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T11:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2018-05-18T09:50:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T09:50:22","slug":"your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Your To-Do Checklist Before You Migrate to the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cloud-to-do-list-.png\" alt=\"cloud-to-do-list-\" width=\"674\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cloud-to-do-list-.png 674w, https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cloud-to-do-list--300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cloud-to-do-list--660x324.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#Checklist_Before_You_Migrate_to_the_Cloud\" >Checklist Before You Migrate to the Cloud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#Choosing_Your_Cloud_Flavor\" >Choosing Your Cloud Flavor<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#1_Assess_Your_Requirements\" >1. Assess Your Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#2_Choose_a_Flavor\" >2. Choose a Flavor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#3_Keep_Your_Existing_Tools_in_Mind\" >3. Keep Your Existing Tools in Mind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#4_Thoroughly_Analyze_the_Cloud_Service\" >4. Thoroughly Analyze the Cloud Service<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#Checklist_before_Migration\" >Checklist before Migration<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#1_Be_Ready_for_Changes_in_Running_Your_Organization\" >1. Be Ready for Changes in Running Your Organization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#2_Evolve_Your_Applications\" >2. Evolve Your Applications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#3_Train_Your_Staff\" >3. Train Your Staff<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#4_Prepare_Backups\" >4. Prepare Backups<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#5_Transfer_Smaller_Less_Valuable_Applications_First\" >5. Transfer Smaller, Less Valuable Applications First<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#Checklist_for_the_Migration\" >Checklist for the Migration<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#1_Distribute_Data_Transfer\" >1. Distribute Data Transfer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#2_Check_Security_for_Each_Stage\" >2. Check Security for Each Stage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/your-to-do-checklist-before-you-migrate-to-the-cloud\/#3_Prepare_for_Possible_Delays\" >3. Prepare for Possible Delays<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checklist_Before_You_Migrate_to_the_Cloud\"><\/span><strong>Checklist Before You Migrate to the Cloud<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s no denying the fact that cloud services have provided businesses and organizations with a flexible and versatile platform that\u2019s quickly growing popular among companies looking to save money and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even with cloud technologies recent advancements, migration of your organization to the cloud and then adapting to it is still a difficult process. As for any other journey, you\u2019ll need to prepare for the trip. Being a business move, you\u2019ll also need to think about your cloud migration strategy and do some careful planning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few points that you should consider and address as you start migrating to the cloud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choosing_Your_Cloud_Flavor\"><\/span>Choosing Your Cloud Flavor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The first and most important thing that you need to do is decide what cloud platform and flavor you\u2019re going with.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Assess_Your_Requirements\"><\/span>1. Assess Your Requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Consider your organization&#8217;s characteristics before you choose a cloud service.<\/strong> You should know the workload that you\u2019re going to be transferring. Look for the cloud services that can deal with that load.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is the platform\u2019s bandwidth compatible with your needs? Get these questions answered before you choose your cloud service.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Choose_a_Flavor\"><\/span>2. Choose a Flavor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You could go for a public cloud, a private cloud, or a hybrid of both cloud types. Choose what works best for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Public cloud providers will provide you tools to monitor and control your servers. <\/strong>Their service is scalable and easy to setup. However, ensure that they are suitable if you have sensitive data to protect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/private-cloud-hosting\"><strong>Private clouds<\/strong><\/a> can be more secure, because you have more control over the setup and all the maintenance and other requirements of the cloud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A hybrid has advantages of both the above. But performance issues can arise, along with the increased complexity of managing the mixed service.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Keep_Your_Existing_Tools_in_Mind\"><\/span>3. Keep Your Existing Tools in Mind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t forget your current equipment. <strong>Adapt what you already have, to be compatible with your cloud service.<\/strong> On top of that, choose a cloud service that allows you to use your present resources as much as possible.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Thoroughly_Analyze_the_Cloud_Service\"><\/span>4. Thoroughly Analyze the Cloud Service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Know what tools your service is going to provide. <\/strong>Make sure you know problems concerning your compatibility and adaptability towards the cloud service. <strong>Discuss your concerns with your service provider. <\/strong>Resolve them or make plans to resolve them in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Also carefully check prices &#8211; make sure you know what you\u2019re getting into!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checklist_before_Migration\"><\/span>Checklist before Migration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are also tasks you need to check off to prepare after you\u2019ve selected your cloud flavor.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Be_Ready_for_Changes_in_Running_Your_Organization\"><\/span>1. Be Ready for Changes in Running Your Organization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Migration of your organization to the cloud is not a small move. <\/strong>If you migrate to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/enlight-cloud-hosting\"><strong>Public cloud<\/strong><\/a>, your control over maintenance and security lessens. It is actually a trade-off, your trading control for better performance.<\/p>\n<p>Take into account how your organization will run with this shift in control.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Evolve_Your_Applications\"><\/span>2. Evolve Your Applications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Networking and communications are not the same in the cloud as they are in on-premises organizations. <\/strong>Modify your applications and data to be able to cope with this.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Train_Your_Staff\"><\/span>3. Train Your Staff<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prepare your staff for your migration. <strong>Your employees\u2019 efficiency in using cloud services is a key to your success. <\/strong>Keep training them before and after the migration, to keep them up to date and efficient.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Prepare_Backups\"><\/span>4. Prepare Backups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Make sure you have the latest backup of your data and applications available before you migrate to a cloud service. <\/strong>Also, keep updating this backup in case you ever experience problems with your cloud platform.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Transfer_Smaller_Less_Valuable_Applications_First\"><\/span>5. Transfer Smaller, Less Valuable Applications First<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use your smaller, less important programs for a test run. Moving slowly into progressively more important territory gives you a firsthand experience of the services you\u2019re using, before you migrate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checklist_for_the_Migration\"><\/span>Checklist for the Migration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Finally, here are the things you need to take care of for your migration.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Distribute_Data_Transfer\"><\/span>1. Distribute Data Transfer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Medium size data can be easily transferred through the internet. <\/strong>Larger data may be transferred physically to reduce transfer time, or this data can be compressed and transferred to a temporary location in the cloud. Later it can be moved easily to its intended destination.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Check_Security_for_Each_Stage\"><\/span>2. Check Security for Each Stage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Make sure your data is safe during the transfer. Again, make sure you have plenty of updated backups.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Prepare_for_Possible_Delays\"><\/span>3. Prepare for Possible Delays<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Transferring your whole organization to the cloud won\u2019t happen overnight<\/strong> so make sure you have planned in for any unexpected downtime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have made sure of every point on the above lists, then just relax and enjoy the journey! You won\u2019t regret your move to a more efficient, less expensive platform that will have your business running more smoothly than ever before &#8211; at least once you\u2019ve gotten there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Have you migrated to the cloud? What tips do you have to share? Comment with your thoughts &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear them.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check this list out before you migrate. Find out what you need to know before migrating to the cloud. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":6715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[459,179],"class_list":["post-6714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cloud-hosting","tag-cloud","tag-cloud-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8961,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6714\/revisions\/8961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}