Cloud to cloud migration is now the new buzzword in the world of business. The leadership of nearly every company knows what this process is and what it means for the long-term growth of their business. We know many companies are looking to accelerate cloud migration during the COVID
-19 pandemic as employees work from home. Companies are looking at making use of cloud services to provide the tools, services and infrastructure that’s needed to empower remote work for their employees. To leverage cloud services, it often needs cloud migration, from either on-prem to cloud, or from one cloud provider to another.
Because of this, cloud-managed service providers have been inundated with requests for migration requests. Migrations often serve as the first point for the cloud journey. While migration may sound straigh
tforward, it can be very complex.
The challenge comes as every cloud platform is based on its unique, customized architecture, and most of it is not compatible enough to migrate its applications to other clouds. Meaning, if you have created an app for Azure, you have to run it on the Microsoft platform, and later on, if you decide to shift it to Google Cloud, then there can be a lot of software that needs to be written for the new cloud platform.
What can be done to overcome challenges?
Adapting to the new cloud environment can be an issue and will need customizations and the reconfiguration of applications. What does an organization do when it already has its data on a cloud but wants to migrate it to another cloud provider?
First of all, you may have to contact your cloud migrations services provider and then it would need a thorough assessment of your needs.
You will have to identify what is the safest way to migrate workloads, without causing any risk to your business operations, or data. Plus, IT admins need to get acclimatized on the new cloud management and maintenance tools.
Determining the project size and timeline for the migration is important here. Then, it is crucial to pinpoint the system components that need to be migrated. Similarly, it is vital to recognize potential challenges as things can go wrong. Before beginning the migration, have all your backups in place.
There are also a bunch of SaaS applications out there in the market that can support cloud to cloud migration, without causing any threat to enterprise applications or data therein. Migrating applications, data and servers between multiple cloud providers need meticulous planning and method. You have to accommodate cost, business risk and migration partners before you do that.
Businesses can also look into implementing a multi-cloud management platform that works across both cloud provider networks. By having a multi-cloud manager, businesses can efficiently move workloads and data for migration easily.
Once you complete your migration from one cloud provider to the next, the work is far from over. The final step would be to fully test the new cloud platform to make sure it can handle the apps and user loads you anticipate. Another important step is to properly train IT administrators on how to use the new cloud administration management and maintenance tools. Or you can offload cloud management & administration to cloud managed service provider.
Moreover, Super Infomatics ensures that your cloud migration is safe and secure and we will help you reach the cloud destination of your choice with ease and speed.
Thank You!
JG
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